White Patio House is an extension and renovation of an existing Victorian terrace. It was conceived as a prototype for urban dense living, where the development has been thoughtfully maximized within local planning constraints.
The Ghost Houses was a second development project for Fraher & Findlay, where we were Client, Architect and Contractor, fully in control of the project, and owning the risks and rewards of each role.
Our response was inspired and directed by the client’s determined assertion that she was merely the current caretaker of this ‘old lady’; of this building that had preceded and would surely succeed her into the future.
alma-nac has completed a new self-build family home in South East London. In a city where land is scarce House-within-a-House offered a solution for densifying low-rise residential plots on the fringes of the city.
Having moved from a substantial loft apartment to a Victorian terrace, the clients were keen to recapture the open sense of space and light their former home had offered. The brief called for an open space that could be adapted for either entertaining, dining or relaxing simply by moving loose furniture.
When this Semi-detached Victorian Terrace project first came into our office the renovation was for a young professional, the house was tiny, in disrepair, dark with almost no outdoor area.
A redesigned family home within an existing 90’s shell. Why add a tiny lightwell to your dark, cold Victorian terrace when you can add a conservatory full of warmth, light and plants?
The design of the Sterndale Road Victorian Terrace almost has two faces – smart period rooms at the front with their expansive bay windows flooding the spaces with light, featuring traditional proportions and deep and enveloping colour schemes …
