Architecture for London has updated a 1960s house in London, creating an open-plan interior filled with natural materials and an improved connection to the rear courtyard garden.
The house is one of two detached properties set in a modernist estate in Primrose Hill that primarily consists of painted brick courtyard houses and small terraces.
Primrose Hill House was designed by Architecture for London
The new owner asked Architecture for London to transform the interior into a modern layout that is better suited to their lifestyle.
"The house had a very broken plan consisting of lots of small rooms," the studio's director Ben Ridley told Dezeen. "The client wanted to create a family house that was more open plan with better views of the garden." The studio added a rooftop extension clad in white bricks
The remodelled interior improves the connection with the garden by incorporating a large picture window in the kitchen, along with sliding wood-framed doors in the living area.
The ground floor also contains a smaller reception area next to the entrance hall, with folding doors allowing this space to be separated from the kitchen and dining area.
Sliding wood-framed doors open the living room up to the garden
A bespoke blackened-steel staircase provides access to four bedrooms on the first floor, including a main suite with a juliet balcony overlooking the garden.
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