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Falkland Road / Studio 163

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

When Studio 163 were approached by the clients, a couple with a design background with two young children, the three-storey terrace in Kentish Town Conservation Area had a narrow ground floor which was lacking in daylight, head height, storage and living space for a growing family. By providing a full-width rear extension and whole house refurbishment, the project looked to maximise the opportunities for light while creating different atmospheres and spaces which feel intimate yet expansive. The material palette was deliberately limited and natural to create a minimal, but tonal and warm interior.

Clay House / Studio 163

Valeria Silva — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

When Studio 163 were approached to transform this ground-floor one-bedroom flat in Kentish Town into a bright and modern two-bedroom flat, it was a very dark and damp space which lacked flow and visual connection. The bedroom and bathroom were both at the rear of the property with the kitchen and living room space at the front. This created the awkward result of having to walk through the bedroom to reach the garden. It was very important to the architects that the new space reflects the character of the client and her way of living - to create a space for entertaining and socializing as well as a peaceful garden for this aspiring landscape designer. She was also very mindful of repurposing what she had and making sustainable choices.

Blue House / Studio 163

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This deep retrofit of a house on the North Norfolk coast reconfigures a building once used as the village butcher's shop. A + S came to us with the need to heavily modernize a holiday home they had on the North Norfolk coast. Upon visiting the house, it was immediately obvious it was a locally important place, rooted in its immediate context with views of the staithe and its tidal, marshy landscape. The house had its own story to tell, a butcher shop back in its day, and was physically combined with its adjoining terrace into what is today known as Prospect House. The brief was a deep retrofit, the kind where almost everything but the shell of the building was broken down and put back together in a different way. One which suited a large family with different friends and family visiting at different times of the year. A dormitory room for the kids, a clearer circulation route through the building but mainly reorienting the house north - where the coast lies and the best views are enjoyed.