Save the London Roof_ The London butterfly roof returns to non-conformist Stoke Newington, North London.

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Architects: forresterarchitects

Location: Stoke Newington, London, UK

Area: 40.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Adam Scott

Client: Kenny Forrester

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Save the London Roof_ The London butterfly roof returns to non-conformist Stoke Newington, North London.

© Adam Scott

The London roof is fast disappearing! As people don?t move and improve their homes, converting the roof space no longer protects the distinct parapet roofline. 

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Keen to avoid the mundane lean-to extension, the new rear extension is a modern interpretation of the traditional London Roof form.
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The roof provides an enlivened architectural language to the rear gardens of this mid-terraced house in North London. The ?butterfly? roof is expressed internally as exposed timber rafters and provides a dynamic architectural feature and natural warmth to the living room. 

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The original ceiling height was too low for a living room so it was necessary to excavate to create a more generous room volume. The new living floor level has been reduced to provide a ceiling height more in keeping with the rest of the house a...