Islington, London

Project Size: 3,770 square feet

Program: The clients wanted to expand their 19th century brick townhouse in a landmark district to bring in more light and views to the interior.

Location: Located in Islington, a historic district in North London, the original house sits on a large plot and features a spacious backyard.

Solution: To maintain the building's integrity, the architects added a modern addition of blue-tinged brick to the back of the house. A rectangular volume off the kitchen on the ground floor functions as an informal living room and also opens onto a garden terrace. The architects then inserted a glazed volume between protruding brick walls on the second floor to function as a study. To bring in even more light, the architects covered the living room volume with a walk-on glass roof, which doubles as an outdoor terrace accessed from the second level.

Construction Methods: The house's addition is composed of brick and structural steel.

People

Architect:
Lipton Plant Architects
Seatem House
39 Moreland Street
London
EC1V 8BB
+44 (0)20 7288 1333
http://www.lparchitects.co.uk

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Lipton Plant Architects

Engineers:
Conisbee
1 ' 5 Offord St
London
N1 1DH
T: +44 (0)20 7700 6666
http://www.conisbee.co.uk

Consultant(s):
Landscape:
Buckley Design Associates
35a Britannia Row
London
N1 8QH
T: +44 (0)20 7226 3697
http://www.buckleydesignassociates.com

Other:
Approved Building Control:
Greendoor Consultants Ltd
Unit C
15 Bell Yard Mews
London
SE1 3TY
T: +44 (0)191 375 3876
http://www.green-door.com

General contractor:
Barrett Horton Group Ltd
69-75 Boston Manor Road
Brentford
Middlesex TW8 9JJ
T: +44 (0)20 8231 8857
http://www.barretthorton.com

Photographer(s):
David Vintiner
david@vintiner.com
T: +44 (0)7970 261977

 

Products

Exterior cladding
Masonry:
For new extension:
Ibstock
Leicester Road
Ibstock
Leicestershire
LE67 6HS
T: +44 (0)844 800 4575
http://www.ibstock.com/

Glazing
Glass:
Culmax
32 Ariel Way
London
W12 7SQ
T: +44 (0)20 8222 6677
F: +44 (0)20 8222 6646
www.culmax.co.uk

Doors
Sliding doors:
Maxlight sliding doors from:
Culmax
32 Ariel Way
London
W12 7SQ
T: +44 (0)20 8222 6677
F: +44 (0)20 8222 6646
www.culmax.co.uk

Interior finishes
Paints and stains:
Farrow & Ball
T: +44 (0)1202 876141
http://www.farrow-ball.com/

Floor and wall tile:
Stone Age
Unit 3
Parsons Green Depot
Parsons Green Lane
London
SW6 4HH
T: +44 (0)20 7384 9090
F: +44 (0)20 7384 9099
www.Stone-age.co.uk

Bibliotheque
T: +44 (0)20 8365 2084
www.bibliotheque.co.uk

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:
Ochre
46 - 47 Britton Street
London
EC1M 5UJ
T: +44 (0)20 7096 7372
F: +44 (0)20 3006 1584
http://www.ochre.net

Moooi London
The White Building
555 Harrow Road
London
W10 4RH
T +44 208 962 5691
http://www.moooi.com/

Downlights:
The Light Corporation
Unit 3, North Bridge Road
Berkhamsted
Herts
HP4 1EF
T: +44(0) 1442 216200
F: +44(0) 1442 873136
http://lightcorporation.com/

Dimming System or other lighting controls:
Knight Road
Rochester
Kent
ME2 2AH
T: +44 (0)1634 226666
F: +44 (0)1634 226667
http://www.rakocontrols.com/