Holloway House, Highbury, London

This project was driven by the challenge of drastically reconfiguring an existing house that lacked character. The existing post war building was a later addition to the neighbouring Victorian terraces and didn’t meet the needs of our client. We developed a brief to create a modern functional home; one that responded to its context and was adaptable and flexible for the future needs of the family.

The ground floor was completely removed and extended with a expressed steel structure that opened the space to provide an open plan kitchen / dining / living space. A side extension, roof light and floor to ceiling glazing providing natural light throughout and extended into a small private garden. A new zinc clad loft extension provided an additional floor, housing an extra bedroom, study space and bathroom.

The client chose to self-manage the construction process due to the modest budget and proved a successful approach in retaining and transforming buildings for contemporary requirements.