Green terrazzo is teamed with concrete and clay-toned plaster at Terzetto, a London flat extension that architecture studio ConForm Architects has modelled on bay windows.
Located in a conservation area in Hampstead, the sunken rear extension opens up the existing flat, ridding it of its low ceilings and dark interiors, while reorienting its living spaces towards the garden.
Terzetto is a London flat extension by ConForm Architects
ConForm Architects' design is defined by its bold material palette, which marries green terrazzo, concrete and clay-coloured plaster and is used both inside and out.
Externally, these distinct materials have been combined to evoke the components of a bay window ? which are a plinth, column and pediment. This gives rise to a geometric form that is angled away from the neighbouring homes, helping to minimise the visual impact on them. It features green-terrazzo columns on a concrete plinth
Balancing the coldness of concrete plinths and terrazzo columns, the clay-toned plaster of the roof adds warmth to the home while referencing the red-brick architecture of the surrounding terrace.
"The plaster takes direct reference from the red brick above and the green terrazzo blending in with the green verdant garden setting," said ConForm.
"These finishes were all put together with precision," the studio continued. "The rougher clay surfaces against the flat terrazzo and concrete really add to the composition of the material palette...