Architecture studio Bradley Van Der Straeten has renovated and extended a Georgian house in north London, adding four brick volumes containing new spaces including a dining area topped with vaulted roof lights.
The client asked the studio headed by George Bradley and Ewald Van Der Straeten to reorganise and expand the living spaces of the end-of-terrace house in the De Beauvoir neighbourhood.
Top: the studio added a brick extension at the rear of the home. Above: it renovated a Georgian townhouse
Vault House is situated in a conservation area so any interventions had to be made within the building's existing footprint and needed to respect the house's original proportions and character
At the rear of the property, an existing conservatory and outrigger extension were removed and replaced with brick volumes containing a kitchen and dining area. The two-storey extension was constructed using yellow brick
A staircase connecting all three levels of the property is accommodated in a triple-height entrance space created by adding another storey to an existing side extension.
A bespoke oak handrail sweeps up the full height of the stair, enhancing the connection between the different floors. A new study was also added off the landing on the first floor.
Plywood envelopes around an open-plan kitchen-diner
The new volumes wrap around the existing building and feature flat roofs covered with natural sedum that can be seen from the upper floors.
The kitchen was designed with a galley...