Studio Ben Allen used brightly coloured concrete to create structural walls and decorative details throughout this refurbishment of a Victorian terraced home in north London.
The owners of the house in Haringey asked Studio Ben Allen to reorganise the living spaces at the rear of the property, which had been adapted and added to over time.
The project brief also called for the creation of a new kitchen and two bathrooms, one of which ? on the ground floor ? needed to be accessible.
Top: the rear of House Recast by Studio Ben Allen has patterned beams. Above: the studio used different shades of pigmented concrete
Studio Ben Allen used the House Recast project as a testbed for ideas, such as off-site fabrication and the use of pigmented patterned concrete as both structure and architectural finish. "This approach was inspired by the surrounding Victorian architecture," claimed the architects, "where the brickwork is patterned and decorated, while also being a load-bearing material and having the speed and quality by being fabricated offsite."
"The colours and use of materials were also inspired by high-Victorian architecture in terms of richness," the studio added.
The kitchen has concrete floors
The house's unusual use of colours and materials led to the project being shortlisted for this year's Don't Move, Improve! awards, which celebrate the best home improvement projects across London.
Coloured concrete is used in various ways throughout the ...