The initial brief for a largely unrefurbished Victorian house on the South Side of London?s Westbourne Grove, centred around establishing a new family home for two adults and their young children. During the course of the project the family expanded from two children to four. Behind the original façade, the buildings circulation, rear form and fenestration limited the development of a new section able to generate enough space for a growing family.

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Architects: Russel Jones

Location: London W11, United Kingdom

Area: 330.0 sqm

Project Year: 2012

Photographs: Hélène Binet

Architectural Assistants: Sofia Ferreira, Malcolm Thorpe, Melissa Beasley, Eleni Makri and Ross Tredget Structural design by Jonathan Douglas, of Douglas Kenney Consulting Engineers Building Services by John Treadgold, of Technical Solutions
Party Wall Surveyor: Andrew Rysdale, of Robert Martell and Partners

Building Contractor: Task Services, London

Client: Private

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From the architect. The initial brief for a largely unrefurbished Victorian house on the South Side of London?s Westbourne Grove, centred around establishing a new family home for two adults and their young children. During the course of the project the family expanded from two children to fou...