Architecture studio Morris + Company has designed an extension for the self-built home of Walter Segal in north London that is "a direct homage" to the architect's body of work.
Located in Highgate, London, Segal built North Hill House for himself and his family in 1964.
The London-based architecture studio will renovate and extend the home in a way that aims to respect the work of the original architect, who is best known for developing a system of prefabricated, timber-framed housing in the 1960s and 70s.
A front extension would be added to the house
To align with Segal's principles, the extension will be built largely from timber using a series of repeated elements, although it will not use modular construction.
"The project adopts a low specification, dry assembly, prefabrication philosophy as a direct homage to Segal's oeuvre," said Morris.
"Our vision is that the design and detail liberates the build process from excessive site-based activity, without resorting to cost-prohibitive modular construction, which makes little sense for a project of this scale," he continued.
"Instead, readily available, highly sustainable materials ? predominantly timber ? will be pre-engineered for high-controlled site assembly, without the need for heavy machinery."
Morris + Company aim to create a zigzag route through the home
"The original building was economic, simple, elegantly laid out, practical and functional," Morris told Dezee...