Bindloss Dawes . photos: © Nick Dearden
Bindloss Dawes has extended a Victorian terraced house in Clapton, East London, transforming a sequence of dark and uninspiring spaces into a luminous and spacious family home.
The Somerset-based architects carved out a new double height atrium to define a reinvigorated main living area, demonstrating the practice’s creativity in restricted urban footprints.
The clients tasked Bindloss Dawes with designing a light, open home of distinct yet connected spaces for dining, cooking and resting, and to forge a stronger connection to the large rear garden. The practice saw an opportunity to expand the volumes of the home horizontally and vertically through substantial basement excavation, bringing in huge swathes of natural light much to their clients’ delight. Bindloss Dawes dropped the existing floor level by one metre, unlocking beautiful overhead volumes and creating a sense of surprise and generosity.
The resulting form is a stepped, cubic rear extension of pale brick, inset with large sections of double glazing creating angular lightwells. The same brick continues out towards the garden, with wide steps leading up to a patio and lawn, creating a cohesive language between building and garden.
Working together with London-based designers, Daytrip, Newick Road features a refined interior of polished concrete and pale joinery contrasted with a burnished brass kitchen island. Designed to develop a rich patina over time, the large golden-toned island bounces light throughout the open plan kitchen and dining area.
The original stair has been renewed, leading up to an existing ground floor plane wherein a cosy sitting area overlooks the new kitchen living space. In contrast to the bright, white interior scheme below, the sitting area is finished in dark tones, creating opposite yet complementing living spaces.
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Location London, United Kingdom
Project size 273 square metres
Completion August 2022
Client Private family
Architect Bindloss Dawes
@bindlossdawes
Interior design Daytrip
Structural Engineer Form London
Contractor Vetch & Co
Photographer © Nick Dearden
