Artefact adds cloister-like timber extension to Islington home
Local studio Artefact drew on "20th-century courtyard houses" when creating Pirouette House, a cloister-like extension to a 1980s building in Islington, London, made from red timber.
The extension was added to a home in a row of "nondescript" single-aspect houses, which had been modernised a few years previously.
Its shape helps create a hidden courtyard that functions as a secret oasis, according to London studio Artefact.
"We completely overhauled the ground floor, reconfiguring the staircase and introducing new partitions to create an additional ground floor bedroom and compact shower room," Artefact director Daniel Marmot told Dezeen.
The extension adds more space to a home from the 1980s
The interior spaces "pirouette" around a triangular blue column, giving the project its name. Outside, the addition features a cloister-like facade, made from red timber fins and large windows sat atop a pigmented blockwork bench.
Artefact played with colour to create an interesting exterior
"We took inspiration from the spatial character of various 20th-century courtyard houses, such as Jørn Utzon's Kingo Houses and Alvar Aalto's Muuratsalo Experimental House," Marmot explained.
"Formally, the analogy to cloisters and colonnades was important ? we were interested in the way they create rhythm and order, and define the character of courtyards within."
A blue pillar stands at the centre of the interior
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