linked areas and reclaimed supplies revamp [Y/N] studio’s victorian london dwelling

[y/n] studio revamps victorian dwelling in hackney, london

Reinventing a historic construction whereas retaining its conventional character, [Y/N] Studio has accomplished a reconfiguration of the decrease floor ground of a Victorian home in London, UK. Deviating from prevailing traits in direction of open-plan white areas and boxy extensions, the architects pursued a extra nuanced method which responds to the shoppers’ explicit tastes and pursuits, notably their love for early-Twentieth-century work of home interiors.

The fabric and colour palette are curated to infuse heat into the house with a key deal with sustainability, making use of each gentle and deep tones, and reclaimed wooden and marble throughout surfaces. Consequently, ‘Inexperienced Home’ is formed by a sequence of intimately linked areas which supply each privateness and open areas for communal dwelling, in addition to a freshly re-landscaped backyard internet hosting a spread of biodiversity.

all photographs © Lorenzo Zandri

‘inexperienced home’ integrates heat tones and biodiversity

London-based architecture practice [Y/N] Studio completes ‘Inexperienced Home’ by restructuring the earlier structure which had divided the back and front of the Hackney dwelling whereas neglecting the backyard, to create a way of connectivity and openness infused with gentle and heat. A brand new glazed research affords privateness and open views into the south-facing backyard which has been re-landscaped and planted for vibrant colour and scent to advertise biodiversity. On the rear, a brand new glass home within the type of a lean-to accommodates a shiny eating house with a mono pitched roof that displays that of the distinctive butterfly roofs of the terrace. This house sits adjoining to a big, L-shaped kitchen which takes benefit of the total width of the home and affords views from again to entrance gardens by means of its now uninterrupted size.

Stepping inside, [Y/N] Studio introduces sample and texture into the inside design using a sustainable materials palette. A reclaimed parquet ground salvaged from a college sports activities corridor supplies character and a long-lasting, high-quality end, in the meantime the kitchen worktop is shaped from 70% reclaimed supplies, hand-marbled to create distinctive floor patterns. Within the glass home a timber terrazzo ground reusing waste wooden introduces a way of playfulness and heat, while harmonizing with the oak body.

a brand new glass home within the type of a lean-to accommodates a shiny eating with a mono pitched roof

Drawing inspiration from an vintage Welsh dresser, the oak timber body of the glass home is shaped right into a wall of shelving for show and storage. Externally, the body introduces a splash of inexperienced painted aluminium to distinguish the brand new glass home from the extra conventional areas inside. Additional, the fabric and color palette had been influenced by the shoppers’ love for early-Twentieth-century work of home interiors, embracing deep hues within the circulation areas and kitchen and opening as much as lighter pure oak within the glass home.

The design course of was carried out in shut collaboration between [Y/N] Studio and the shopper, a constructing conservationist.‘Inexperienced Home proves {that a} collaboration between architect and shopper can result in an consequence which could have been unimaginable to both occasion at first of the design course of but is all of the extra highly effective because of this,’ word the architects.

this roof displays that of the distinctive butterfly roofs of the terrace

lighter pure oak within the glass home kinds a reference to the backyard’s greenery

a mixture of deep hues and pure tones impressed by early-Twentieth-century work of home interiors

L-shaped kitchen enjoys views of each the front and back gardens by means of its uninterrupted size

a reclaimed parquet ground salvaged from a college sports activities corridor

a refined materials palette for heat and openness

[Y/N] Studio reconfigures the bottom ground of ‘Inexperienced Home’ in Hackney

venture information:

title: Inexperienced Home
structure: [Y/N] Studio
location: Hackney, London, UK

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