The plan is cleverly designed to fit a spacious three-bedroom
house with flexible reception spaces onto a tight brownfield
plot, without compromising privacy for the occupants or
neighbours.
On entering the house into a double-height atrium, a short flight
of steps descends to ground level, where the plan opens out
to a kitchen/diner and two reception spaces. A central glazed
courtyard and rear courtyard bring natural light and the outdoors
deep interspersed with pockets of sunlight and greenery, which
can be enjoyed in all seasons. The open plan living spaces are
unified with a black concrete floor and animated by a wood
burning stove housed within the exposed concrete plinth of the
chimney, whose red brick stack rises up beyond the roofline,
tethered to the house by concrete supports.
A dramatic oak staircase top-lit by the front window leads
up to the two bedrooms and bathroom on the first floor, and
master bedroom with en-suite shower room at the top.
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