Dezeen promotion: a south London residence updated with new living spaces, custom-built furniture and a two-storey lightwell has been named winner in a competition to find London's best house extensions (+ slideshow).
Designed by Tsuruta Architects to reveal "memories of place and construction", House of Trace is a two-storey addition to a Victorian property in south London. It was named winner of Don't Move, Improve 2016! this evening.
Overall winner: House of Trace by Tsuruta Architects
Judges praised the project for "exhibiting a true understanding of the building's individual history whilst also creating a beautiful new series of spaces for the owners".
They also said its innovative use of materials "demonstrates how design on a budget can look luxurious, and how a considered use of space and light can make the heart race, even in a domestic interior". Overall winner: House of Trace by Tsuruta Architects
Now in its sixth year, Don't Move, Improve! is organised by New London Architecture (NLA) ? an independent forum dedicated to new architecture in the capital ? in association with Dezeen, Heal's and the RIBA.
Second place was awarded to Sanderson House by David Kohn Architects ? a playful extension featuring a red brick exterior thought to look like a fox and a multi-hued interior that references Adolf Loos' Modernist houses of the 1920s.
Second place: Sanderson House by David Kohn Architects
The third place winner was Shepherd's ...