Dominic McKenzie Architects has overhauled a Victorian house in north London, adding an extension with a zigzagging outline, bronze exterior and maple wood interior.
The Hampstead House project involved a complete renovation of the four-storey property, reconfiguring the existing interior to be more space-efficient, and replacing a previous extension at the rear to create a larger lounge and dining room.
The extension is clad in handmade bronze tiles
Architect Dominic McKenzie and his team sought to restore the Victorian character of the main house in their design. At the same time, they wanted to create a modern extension with its own personality.
"With Hampstead House we wanted to try to create something more imaginative than you sometimes see with London house extensions," McKenzie told Dezeen. "We wanted to get away from the standard box-like extrusion to create more volumetrically interesting space, with an individual material character that brings a sense of quality."
Internally the extension is lined with maple wood
The architects used a gable form that is common of houses in the area and used it to generate the zigzagging form of the extension's roof. At one end, it creates a dramatic ceiling above the dining area, while the other end steps up to create a new first-floor office.
Externally this extension is clad in handmade bronze tiles, which are folded to create a pattern of tessellating triangles. The idea was to create a shape that matched t...