ceramic house

We joined the project at RIBA Stage 4, taking an existing planning consent as a starting point and working closely with the clients to reconsider how the house would function. Circulation, storage and servicing were rationalised, with a new utility room, concealed pantry and guest WC integrated into the plan.

The most significant intervention is largely unseen. The loft floor was lowered and extensively re-engineered to create adequate headroom while protecting the proportions of the rooms below. During construction, the absence of a separating wall between the properties at roof level introduced a further challenge, resolved collaboratively with the contractor and Party Wall surveyors.

At the rear, a deep green glazed ceramic skin wraps arches, recesses, corners and soffits. Around six brick-slip profiles were carefully set out so that the joints become part of the architecture, tying together the arch, pivot door, glazing and window seat.