The Slate House, London, United Kingdom. Architect: Gundry & Ducker, 2013. Detail of garden terrace and new extension.
In the existing arrangement of this house, the kitchen was based in a low, narrow space at the rear. The brief was to focus on this area and to form a large, dramatic, light and open kitchen, living and entertaining space that worked all year round as the heart of the home. The rear facade is punctuated by a window seat and a glazed screen with double doors. The window seat forms a visual focus framing a view of the garden, and providing a pleasant place to sit at the end of the kitchen. Throughout simple, good quality materials were used which have a relationship with the existing building. Internally, Victorian timber cladding as found in the existing house was applied to form concealed cupboards and, in a chevron pattern, to form the sloping ceiling. The garden-facing façade is clad in hexagon shaped natural slates, which will weather well and produce a patina over time.
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