On a very small budget (£100,000) Studio Octopi converted the roof space of a private house in Battersea for the Associate Dean at the RCA School of Communication. We inserted a new stair made from solid black steel sections and perforated 4mm plate. This allowed the light from the new rooflight to still flood the stairwell. Hanging over the stairwell is a clear glass balcony referencing the Phase I works at first floor level.

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Architects: Studio Octopi

Location: United Kingdom, Battersea, London

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Jack Hobhouse

Structural Engineer: Milk Structures

Builder: JCR Projects

Software: Vectorworks
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From the architect. On a very small budget (£100,000) Studio Octopi converted the roof space of a private house in Battersea for the Associate Dean at the RCA School of Communication. We inserted a new stair made from solid black steel sections and perforated 4mm plate. This allowed the light from the new rooflight to still flood the stairwell. Hanging over the stairwell is a clear glass balcony referencing the Phase I works at first floor level.

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Section AA

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The archive and loft are both lined out in a white oiled Spruce plywood with bespoke oak frame...