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Office S&M Architects has reworked and extended a Victorian terrace house in north London to create more living space for a young family of four.<\/p>\n

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The palette of materials and pastel colours was inspired by public buildings such as swimming pools, leisure centres and railway stations, in which features such as glazed tiles are used both as a protective layer and to provide decorative richness on a budget. Similarly here, the approach has been to create rich, hardwearing and generous spaces.<\/p>\n

The pink external glazed tiles were chosen to complement the house\u2019s warm brick tones and were custom-made for the project by Materials Assemble. The tiles are scaled-up versions of the curved corner tiles found on the London Underground with the pink coloured glaze being the same as that used in Hammersmith and City Line stations.<\/p>\n

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Bespoke patterned worktops were ordered for the kitchen, a hand-painted number was commissioned for the front of the house and the banquette seating was upholstered using local firms, fabricators and craftspeople.<\/p>\n

The building\u2019s existing fabric has been thermally upgraded throughout with new insulation, windows and airtightness measures. The architect specified natural and recycled materials, including natural linoleum flooring in the living area, bespoke patterned timber worktops, locally sourced low-VOC paints and recycled fabrics for the upholstery.<\/p>\n

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At Office S&M we love exploring new and innovative materials and so it was such a joy to work with so many different craftspeople to develop bespoke pieces for the project.<\/p>\n

Curves feature throughout the house, from the curved walls and furniture in the kitchen to the rounded external tiles, which echo the generosity of municipal architecture. For example, a curved wall allows for a spacious toilet on the ground floor without the need to have angular walls that protrude into the space, while the sliding door to the entrance of the WC is reminiscent of the curved sliding doors found on trains. A bespoke curved island is moulded perfectly around the needs of the family while also allowing a generous amount of circulation space around it.<\/p>\n

The site slopes towards the garden, allowing the house to open up progressively as you move through the spaces and descend into the kitchen and garden. At the same time, the colour scheme offsets this descent, with warm darker tones in the high front room giving way to the light-filled kitchen extension below.
\nCatrina Stewart, founding director, Office S&M Architects<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Client\u2019s view<\/h3>\n

We really enjoyed working with Catrina and Office S&M. They have designed us a beautiful, colourful, joyful family home. They helped us through the design process and listened to our needs and design ideas. Office S&M reassured us throughout the more technical aspects of the project and were on hand to answer questions and offer advice when needed.
\nAlex Torrance and Ella Kirby<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Project data<\/h3>\n

Start on site<\/strong> August 2022
\nCompletion date<\/strong> July 2023
\nGross internal floor area<\/strong> 116m2<\/sup>
\nGross (internal + external) floor area<\/strong> 134m2<\/sup>
\nForm of contract<\/strong>\u00a0RIBA Domestic Building Contract
\nConstruction cost<\/strong> \u00a3260,000
\nConstruction cost per m2<\/sup> <\/strong>\u00a31,940
\nArchitect<\/strong> Office S&M Architects
\nClient<\/strong> Private
\nStructural engineer<\/strong> Foster Structures
\nQuantity surveyor<\/strong> Contra Faba
\nParty wall specialist<\/strong> H I Consultants
\nApproved building inspector<\/strong> Clarke Banks
\nMain contractor<\/strong> YG Builders
\nCAD software used<\/strong> AutoCAD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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