项目信息： 委托方：Tim & Jo Lucas 设计事务所：Piercy & Company 结构工程师：Tim Lucas (Price & Myers) 机电工程师：Arup 可持续发展顾问：Price & Myers 主要分包商：Commercial Systems International (CSI), Estbury Basements, Sam Lucas
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Weathered steel sits alongside ageing brickwork at Kew House by Piercy & Company
Architecture studio Piercy & Company has slotted a family house behind a nineteenth-century stable facade in south-west London, creating a pair of rusted gable walls with a glazed stairwell in between.
Located within a conservation zone near Kew Gardens, the three-storey Kew House was designed by London studio Piercy & Company to respect the scale and massing of its historic surroundings, but also create a generous modern home for a family.
To achieve this, the architect retained the ageing stable wall at the front of the property, then replicated its shape to create a pair of matching two-storey wings behind.
Both of these were then clad with pre-weathered steel, providing a counterpoint to the old brickwork. In some places the steel covers the windows, but is speckled with irregular perforations that allow an exchange of light and views.
"The deep orange tones of the weathering steel and the perforations within this skin echo the dappled light and autumnal palette of nearby Kew Gardens," said the architect in a statement.
A glazed stairwell connects the two wings, framing an entrance patio at the front of the property and a secluded courtyard at the rear. There's also a large basement that spans the site to unite the wings on the lowest level.
The interior layout was arranged according to how the family expected to use the space, which the architect says "ranged over imagining the children running about the house, summer dinners spilling outside and the balance of quiet nooks with social spaces, to pragmatic concerns like drying laundry and how to build a boat in the basement."
Both wings contain living rooms on the ground floor and bedroom spaces upstairs. The kitchen and family dining room is located on the northern side, with a laundry room and pantry, while a lounge sits at the southern end and is sunken below ground by a metre.
Referred to as "the snug", this room also features exposed brickwork, built-in oak-veneer cupboards and a narrow curving lightwell.
"The [rooms] are intended to be informal but rich with incidental spaces, unexpected light and complex vertical volumes," said the architect.
The large basement allowed the architects to establish an on-site joinery workshop during the build. This allowed the team to experiment with different construction techniques and put together bespoke panelling and furniture.
The space now functions as a place where one of the residents, who works as an engineer, can focus on personal projects.
Project Credits: Client: Tim & Jo Lucas Architect: Piercy & Company Structural Engineer: Tim Lucas (Price & Myers) M&E Engineer: Arup Sustainability Consultant: Price & Myers Key Sub-Contractors: Commercial Systems International (CSI), Estbury Basements, Sam Lucas
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