The existing house, is the home of a family with two young children. The former ground floor layout was biased towards the front of the house. A playroom, dining space and kitchen were arranged within an undefined open space, oriented towards the street and the party wall of a neighbouring extension. The brief was to reconfigure and extend the ground floor in order to improve the connection to the garden.

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Architects: Erbar Mattes

Location: London, UK

Architect In Charge: Demian Erbar

Area: 100.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Stale Eriksen

Contractor: Ireneusz Maduzia

Structural Engineer : Thomas Hallam Consulting Limited
Services Engineer: Environmental Engineering Partnership

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The existing house, is the home of a family with two young children. The former ground floor layout was biased towards the front of the house. A playroom, dining space and kitchen were arranged within an undefined open space, oriented towards the street and the party wall of a neighbouring extension. The brief was to reconfigure and extend the ground floor in order to improve the connection to the garden.

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The new ?garden room? inverts the former street-facing layout. Benefiting from the afternoon light, ...