Local studio The DHaus Company has combined digital fabrication with arts and crafts influences at this extension in London, which is covered in shingles in a variety of shapes.
Named Gingerbread House, the 1960s home in the north London neighbourhood of Muswell Hill was refurbished and expanded to create a new kitchen and dining area overlooking the garden.
The existing building is finished with a distinctive cladding of concrete shingles, which served as the starting point for The DHaus Company's design.
The DHaus Company has extended a 1960s home in London
"The first thing that caught our eyes as architects going on their first site visit was the existing facades ? they were clad in a kind of concrete shingle," explained the studio. "We were fascinated by this architectural dress, and wanted to see if we could blend the new rear extension with the rest of the shingle house," it added.
"When researching shingle designs, we went down a rabbit hole that led us into a wondrous place of William Morris and arts and crafts."
The extension is clad with timber shingles
Designed to maintain a feeling of "individuality and uniqueness", the single-storey extension is clad with CNC-cut timber shingles in a variety of curved, arched and angular shapes, some of which mirror the original home's facades. Together they are also intended to evoke a gingerbread house, inspiring the project's name.
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