Blue House is designed by De Rosee Sa, Dartmouth Park is a district of north London in the London Borough of Camden, on the slope of the hill that rises up to Highgate from Kentish Town. On its west side, it borders Parliament Hill Fields, notable for its views of the London skyline.
Photography: Alexander James Photography
The clients owned the upper maisonette and had lived there for several years. When their downstairs neighbor decided to leave, they were able to agree to the purchase of the ground floor flat and appoint architects, De Rosee Sa, to reinstate the building back to its original arrangement as a three-story townhouse.
Photography: Alexander James Photography
There were a few challenges; primarily how to increase the proportions to give the house a sense of grandeur and generosity of space. The first priority was to tackle a low floor to ceiling height on the ground floor, made more difficult by an unsympathetic level change between the front and rear of the building. De Rosee Sa overcame this by moving the level change further towards the front, using the front as a cloakroom area, framing the bay window with tongue and groove cupboards either side and a window bench. Photography: Alexander James Photography
The extra height gained in the middle of the ground floor facilitated the proportions to locate the kitchen in the middle, with an adjacent dining area. The living room is located towards the rear, with a Defra Approved wood burning s...