gpad London Secures Top Prize at the
Evening Standard New Home 2018 Awards
Architecture and interior design
practice gpad london ltd won the
Best London Home category at the
prestigious Evening Standard New
Homes 2018 Awards on Friday 19th,
and went on to secure the top prize, the
Grand Prix trophy.
The prize was awarded for Wittering
House, a stylish home built on a difficult
infill site in Finsbury Park, North
London.
Contemporary in design, and providing
a discreet intervention in a street of
Victorian houses, the 829 sq. ft. two-
bedroom home is a contextual and
sympathetic response to its location.
The Grand Prix Award is presented to
the crème de la crème of all the homes
and developments honoured at the
Evening Standard Awards. gpad beat
some strong competition, with 14 other
award winners, including Powell Tuck
Associates, Barratt London and Hogarth
Architects.
gpad london’s winning design is a
modest yet elegant two-bedroom house
on the site of a small derelict garage.
Architect Charles Bettes spotted the
potential of the small plot, measuring a
mere 6x7 metres, and set about creating
an affordable home for him and his wife
Vicki Lim-Bettes.
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