London studio Nimtim Architects has renovated a Victorian maisonette in Camberwell with a warm palette of natural materials and a lush walled garden.
Appropriately named Walled Garden, the project was designed by Nimtim Architects to provide the owner with a "place of reflection and sanctuary from the city".
Nimtim Architects 在伦敦扩建了一座维多利亚时代的小别墅
Nimtim Architects has extended a Victorian maisonette in London
The design responds to a brief calling for greater connectivity and openness in the home, working within the constraints of the Minet Estate Conservation area near Myatt's Fields in south London.
By extending the rear of the home into the back garden, Nimtim Architects has opened up the ground floor with a large living, dining and kitchen space beneath a skylit ceiling of Douglas fir beams.
这里有着郁郁葱葱的围墙花园
It opens out to a lush walled garden
“我们的客户希望住宅是开放和联系的,但并不是杂乱无章。”工作室解释说。
“后方的宽敞开口创造了一个焦点,从起居空间和主卧室到僻静的后花园,仍然由原来的砖墙定义和包裹。”
"Our clients wanted the home to feel open and connected but not cavernous," explained the studio.
"Generous openings at the rear create a focal point and frame views from the living spaces and the main bedroom to the secluded rear garden, still defined and wrapped by the original stock brick wall."
室内使用温暖的泥土材料调色板
The interior uses a warm palette of earthy materials
在房子的前面,原来的客厅已经变成了一个独立的客人附楼,有专用的入口和小厨房。
上面,在主浴室和卧室旁边有一个私人起居区,从一个小阳台可以俯瞰下面的延伸部分。
At the front of the home, the former living room has been turned into a separate guest annexe with its own dedicated entrance and kitchenette.
Above, there is a private living area positioned alongside the main bathroom and bedroom, which overlooks the extension below from a small balcony.
扩建部分为大厨房和休息室腾出了空间
The extension made space for a large kitchen and lounge
"We introduced an internal timber slatted balcony that permitted a dialogue between the bedrooms, the living space and the garden, lending an almost civic quality to the flat," said Nimtim Architects.
A palette of exposed brickwork, rough plaster and a raised aggregate concrete floor in the kitchen lends a warm, earthy quality to the spaces, intended to soften the light entering from the large rear windows.
"Collectively, we wanted the materials to have a rich and timeless quality and be discrete enough to provide a backdrop to the client's collection of art, books and furniture," the studio added.
"Douglas fir timber screens and slatted floor planks allow light to permeate, permitting glimpses between spaces reinforcing the sense of connection."
The studio also developed the concept for the walled garden outside, creating space for two small seating areas and a pond positioned between areas of foliage and ferns that are able to withstand its south-facing aspect.
卧室有一个小阳台
The bedroom has a small balcony
Nimtim Architects事务所由建筑师 Nimi Attanayake 和 Tim O'Callaghan 于 2014 年在伦敦成立。
该工作室已经在伦敦完成了几项翻新和扩建,其中的一座住宅有着胶合面板,还有一座住宅有着粉色窗框。
摄影:Jim Stephenson
Nimtim Architects was founded in 2014 in London by architects Nimi Attanayake and Tim O'Callaghan.
The studio has completed several refurbishments and extensions across London, including the refurbishment of a house in Southwark with plywood partitions and a cork-clad extension with pink window frames.
The photography is by Jim Stephenson.