Clay-plaster partitions, uncovered brickwork and tile flooring purpose to evoke a sense of a conventional Moroccan residence at this London home, overhauled by native studios Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing.
Merrett Houmøller Architects and inside designer All & Nxthing renovated and prolonged the Victorian residence for shoppers who’ve travelled extensively to Morocco and the Mediterranean.
Whereas the unique proportions of the terraced residence are largely maintained, the rear has been prolonged with a double-height, skylit kitchen and eating room with an angular ceiling.
Drawing on the interior courtyards generally present in riads – conventional Moroccan homes – the eating house is missed by the first-floor staircase touchdown.
“Our shoppers have travelled extensively in Morocco and the Mediterranean usually, and have been impressed in some ways by the structure and local weather there,” mentioned Merrett Houmøller Architects co-founder Robert Houmøller.
“Our transient was to create tall, light-filled areas, with Moroccan riads being a giant affect on the general kind,” he informed Dezeen.
A steady brick-paved ground steps down from the unique residence into the extension, persevering with right into a backyard with a small pool and concrete terrace.
This design is meant to blur the boundary between inside and out of doors whereas offering texture underfoot.
Persevering with this theme of texture, the angled partitions and ceiling of the eating space are lined with clay plaster, whereas the principle kitchen counter is backed by uncovered brickwork as a “reminder of the unique material of the constructing”.
The staircase has been up to date with oak cladding and a metal balustrade.
“The inside materiality was additionally influenced by Mediterranean precedents,” All & Nxthing artistic director Steve Nash informed Dezeen.
“Pure earth-based supplies such because the handmade brick ground, clay-plaster partitions, band-sawn timber joinery and patinated copper have been used,” he added.
On the reverse finish of the house to the extension, a proper lounge sits alongside a lounge house with a hearth and an space for residence working.
This has been given extra minimal finishes with angled parts that reference the extension’s geometry.
“We wished to reflect the boldness of the structure throughout the inside designs,” Nash informed Dezeen.
“We created refined angles, resembling every kitchen deal with having tapered ends to match the angle of the partitions, and the traditional lounge alcove joinery having angled base cupboards,” he added.
On the primary ground, the principle bed room occupies the entrance of the house alongside a big lavatory, whereas an attic extension above comprises an ensuite visitor bed room and one other examine house.
Merrett Houmøller Architects was based in 2014 by architects Peter Merrett and Houmøller, and All & Nxthing was established in 2015 by Nash.
Earlier initiatives by Merrett Houmøller Architects embody the renovation of an condominium with an uncovered concrete construction, and a cellular kitchen created as a base for the Refugees and Befriending Undertaking run by the British Pink Cross in London.
The images is by Helen Leech.
