Open House Festival

Spruce House

residence

Ao-ft, 2021

56 Beulah Road, E17 9LQ

ao-ft co-founders', Liz Tatarintseva and Zach Fluker, Spruce House and Studio is the pair’s joint home in east London’s Walthamstow. The house has won several awards including RIBA National Award, Dezeen House of the Year in Urban Category and Wood Award in Private Sector. The shell of the house is constructed using Cross Laminated Timber, was pre-fabricated off site and installed in 5 days.

Getting there

Tube

Walthamstow Central

Train

Walthamstow Queens Road

Additional travel info

Free on street parking on Saturday and Sunday.

Access

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Drop in activities

Sun 15 Sep

09:00–14:00

Drop in: Open Day

About

Description

Spruce House and Studio is a new-build home and self-contained garden studio constructed from cross-laminated timber (CLT) on an infill site in Walthamstow. The project is located in a conservation area, situated on what used to be the village high street. Referencing the historic origins of the site and neighbouring properties, we questioned ‘what is a contemporary residential shop’.

Online presence

ao-ft.com

instagram.com/architectureofficeft?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Nearby

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Barclay Corner

residence

Second project by ao-ft located in Walthamstow Village. Reconfiguration of a garden wall into ground-floor extension characterised by a series of high level windows.

Ao-ft, 2023

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Don't Move, Improve! - Flitch Cottage

residence

A low-key, light-infused, beautiful transformation of a dark Victorian terrace in Walthamstow. Whittaker Parsons architecture studio has remodelled and extended the cottage, creating a bright contemporary home overlooking Ian Turkington's prairie garden. The project was shortlisted for this year's Don't Move Improve Awards.

Whittaker Parsons, 2023

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Vestry House Museum

museum, event

Join architects Studio Weave and the Waltham Forest Culture team to go behind the scenes at the museum. The Grade II-listed building was constructed in 1730 to house the parish workhouse. After a variety of other uses it opened as Walthamstow Museum in 1931. The museum is currently closed for transformation into a fully accessible and inclusive museum.

Unknown, 1730

Walking tour

From Forest to Morris: A walk around Walthamstow

walk/tour

A walk around historic Walthamstow showing how this unique area grew from a village into a thriving suburb, its social history and the variety of buildings that can be found where Epping Forest meets William Morris.

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Schindel House + Studio

art studio

A timber shingle clad extension to an Edwardian house and a purpose built artist studio. The project explores what Archer + Braun are interested in; natural materials, craftsmanship and detail, calm and light filled spaces, connection to nature and sustainability. The studio was recently featured in Dezeen.

Archer + Braun, 2023

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Walthamstow Central library

library

A Grade II Listed building of special architectural and historic interest, it originated at the end of the 19th century, during which Walthamstow was transformed from a rural community to a bustling suburb of “London over the border".

J W Dunford, 1909

Guided tour

Havant House 53

residence

A victorian mid terrace house with a dark blue exterior and a zany tiled front garden. Full of original features without being dictated by the era, colour continues inside with a yellow rubber floor in the kitchen.

Natasha Landers (Designer), 1910

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St Barnabas Church

religious

St Barnabas Church is a grade II* listed building with many Arts and Crafts designed features.

William Douglas Caroe, 1903

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