In London, a Victorian Gets a Bubblegum Pink Makeover

Homes We Love: Day-after-day we function a outstanding area submitted by our group of architects, designers, builders, and owners. Have one to share? Submit it right here.

Challenge Particulars: 

Location: London, United Kingdom 

Structural Engineer: Foster Construction

Photographer: French + Tye / @frenchandtye

From the Architect: “Workplace S&M Architects have reworked a Victorian home in north London right into a shiny and beneficiant household residence. Glazed pink pillow-shaped tiles drape the outside, drawing upon the shoppers’ love of municipal structure.

“Workplace S&M Architects have transformed and prolonged a Victorian terrace home in north London to create a spacious dwelling area for a younger household of 4. Beacon Home attracts upon the shoppers’ love of municipal buildings and public infrastructure, to create a house which is each sturdy and delicate on the identical time.

“A palette of supplies and pastel colours was chosen for the venture that take inspiration from public buildings akin to swimming swimming pools, leisure facilities, and railway stations. In these buildings, glazed tiles are generally used as a protecting layer to delay the lifespan of a constructing, whereas additionally conveying a sense of richness on a finances. This materials method has been used within the designs to create a beneficiant high quality to the areas, whereas additionally ensuring the house is hardwearing.

“Beacon Home is externally tiled with handmade glazed tiles in a pink shade that enhances the home’s heat brick tones. These have been customized made for the venture by Supplies Assemble and every tile has been made utilizing extruded clay and hand craftsmanship. The tiles are precisely scaled-up variations of the curved nook tiles discovered on the London underground, and the pink-colored glaze is identical as used within the Hammersmith and Metropolis Line stations.

“The architects collaborated with native artists and crafts individuals to develop bespoke components that add texture and intrigue to the areas. Bespoke patterned worktops had been ordered for the kitchen, a hand painted quantity was commissioned for the entrance of the home, and the delicate banquette seating was sewn by an area upholsterer to ship group wealth constructing on a home scale.

“Making a long-term residence that’s higher insulated, nicely ventilated, and extra sustainable was necessary to the household and the architects. The prevailing material of the constructing has been thermally upgraded all through with new insulation, home windows, and airtightness measures. The chosen palette of supplies is made up of pure and recycled supplies, which features a pure linoleum flooring within the dwelling space, bespoke patterned timber worktops, regionally sourced low-VOC paints, and recycled materials for the upholstery.

“Curves function all through the home, from the curved partitions and furnishings within the kitchen to the rounded exterior tiles, which echo the generosity of municipal structure. 

“The positioning slopes in direction of the backyard permitting the home to open up progressively as you progress by way of the areas and descend into the kitchen and backyard. On the identical time the colour scheme offsets this descent, with heat darker tones within the excessive entrance room giving solution to the sunshine crammed kitchen extension beneath.”