{"id":3054,"date":"2024-09-24T03:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2024\/09\/24\/under-the-eaves-a-brick-house-reinvention-in-south-london-by-simon-astridge\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T03:01:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:01:36","slug":"under-the-eaves-a-brick-house-reinvention-in-south-london-by-simon-astridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/under-the-eaves-a-brick-house-reinvention-in-south-london-by-simon-astridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Under the Eaves: A Brick House Reinvention in South London by Simon Astridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Architect Simon Astridge is best known for is his Plywood House, a South London row house that he resuscitated by weaving three additions into the existing framework (see Raw Materials in a Cost-Conscious Victorian Remodel). Right across the street, he and his team have left their mark on another abode. This one, a humble, single-story yellow brick house, circa 1900, required a total reinvention for a young family wanting space and light. Astridge\u2019s solution? A trio of extensions clad in matte black zinc give the pitched-roof structure a bold new look\u2014and a sun-drenched interior that the firm unified in a palette of navy, white, and brick. Here\u2019s a look at the highlights.<\/p>\n

Photography by Rory Gardiner, courtesy of Simon Astridge Architecture Workshop.<\/p>\n


Above: In the back of the house, in place of a small porch (scroll to the bottom for a Before shot), Astridge built a 350-square-foot kitchen\/sitting area extension with an accordion steel-frame door that opens onto the terrace and garden. <\/p>\n

Astridge worked with his clients as they were house hunting, and the purchase was made with the new guise in mind.<\/p>\n


Above: On the roof, two standing-seam metal additions extend the master bedroom and bath. The color was selected to work with the dark gray of the neighboring rooflines. <\/p>\n

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Above: In the kitchen, a wall of reclaimed London stock brick matches the brick on the exterior. The new structure has exposed steel supports and I-beams that are spray-painted burgundy. Also note the \u201cframeless\u201d double-glazed roof window.,

Above: Astridge describes the south-facing kitchen as a \u201cgood sun trap.\u201d The design is the Bulthaup B3 with a floor-standing, stainless-steel-topped island and cabinets in blue laminate. The stools are from Habitat and the range hood is by Siemens (for ideas, see 10 Easy Pieces: Ceiling-Mounted Kitchen Hoods).
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Above: The refrigerator is concealed on the storage wall, which has door pulls made from bent copper plumbing pipes.
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Above: Michael Anastassiades\u2019s String Light Cone Pendants serve as sculptural lighting.
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Above: Wood-paneled stairs lead to the four bedrooms Astridge was able to jigsaw into the new upper floor.,

Above: The stairwell roof light. <\/p>\n

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Above: The whitewashed paneling continues in the under-the-eaves master bedroom, which integrates one of the roof extensions. A recess in the paneling takes the place of a headboard.
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Above: The skylight in the roof is also paneled. The copper sconce was chosen for contrast. For something similar, consider the Benny Frandsen Ball Copper Wall Lamp.
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Above: The en-suite blue-and-white master bath makes use of standard white tile in three sizes: the smallest on the sink wall, medium on the floor, and the largest on the central wall, all with gray grout.,<\/p>\n

It has his-and-hers Vola Shower Heads and for privacy is entirely lit by a frameless central roof light that opens electronically for ventilation.<\/p>\n


Above: The room is divided into two halves by a tiled walk-around wall with a cast concrete sink made by the contractor, who also fabricated the medicine cabinets (reflected in the right is the WC clad in royal blue rubber flooring). <\/p>\n

\u201cAll sanitary ware specified was white and blue, even down to the towel pegs,\u201d says Astridge. Both are by Vola; the Wall-Mounted Mixer Faucet comes in 18 colors and finishes.<\/p>\n


Above: A cross-section plan details the new flow: a small living area in the front of the house, three bedrooms on the middle floor, and the master bedroom and bath incorporated into the roof and extensions. <\/p>\n

Avant<\/h3>\n


Above: In a prior renovation, a glassed-in narrow porch had been tacked onto the back of the house. <\/p>\n

Here are three more Simon Astridge Architecture Workshop designs:<\/p>\n