Honey and Walnut House Birmingham, West Midlands Property Photos, English 1970s Bungalow
Honey and Walnut House in Birmingham
2 May 2022
Five projects have been awarded RIBA West Midlands Awards
Honey and Walnut House, Birmingham, central England, UK
Design: Intervention Architecture Ltd

photograph © Handover Agency
Honey and Walnut House, Birmingham, West Midlands
Jury Report
In cleverly minimising new extensions and instead placing focus on opening the primary structure, Intervention Architecture has transformed this humble bungalow. Set within a row of traditional 70s bungalows, the new form is subtly striking and rebalances the proportions to reveal a secret vault of space internally.
Externally the re-alignment of a new roof form, which has been inset to create a parapet with sharper coping lines, establishes a new language to the street, whilst adhering to strict conservation area conditions, with a very simple, full-width extension at the rear of the property. Brick detailing has been delicately varied throughout the façade to represent changes to the perforation of the building façade.
photograph © Handover Agency
Its upon entry that the building comes alive. The old, suspended ceilings were removed so that the sloping underside of this new roof could be revealed, overhauling an interior that once seemed small and cramped into one that feels bright and spacious.
The floor plan has been designed to work as hard as possible. The new layout divides the house ...