Yellow Cloud Studio adds distinctive triangular extension to east London house
London-based practice Yellow Cloud Studio has designed a triangular-planned glass and plywood extension for a Victorian house in Hackney that makes a virtue of its awkward space.
The existing layout included a north-facing, triangular garden that was slightly higher than the lower-ground floor and accessed via a bulky external staircase from the ground floor.
Practice co-founder Eleni Soussoni said this proved to be the studio's biggest challenge, as well as a crucial element for the design process.
The external staircase was demolished and the practice dug down so the 25-square-metre extension is level with the lower-ground floor.
It takes up the majority of the existing garden space, however, the design and use of materials creates the perception that the space is semi outdoors.
Instead of squeezing the extension up against the back of the original house to maximise the garden, an open-sided timber structure sits proudly across the centre of the space, appearing almost freestanding.
It is attached to the house by a thick strip of glazing, which floods the structure and rear rooms of the house with natural light. The extension continues with a wedge-shaped glass skylight and glass door that opens onto a small patio with built-in seating.
"The project's choice of materials is very particular and every decision was made based on the form and concept of the design," explained Soussoni.
"The complexity of the structure had to be balanced with a minimalism...
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