residence
Studio Hagen Hall, 2024
37B Gayton Road, NW3 1UB
Pine Heath is an extensive whole-house renovation and sensitive energy-focused transformation of a modernist townhouse set in the Hampstead Conservation Area, originally designed by Ted Levy, Benjamin & Partners in the late 1960's.
Hampstead
Hampstead Heath
268, 46
Level access is not available - there are steps into the house, and each floor of the house is split level. There are 5 flights of stairs.
The tour will mostly take place inside the house, with a brief walk outside. Shoes will need to be removed, or booties will be supplied.
Pine Heath is located in the Hampstead Conservation Area, just west of Hampstead Heath. The original building is part of a handsome cluster of twelve modernist homes, all built around a communal garden. Originally designed by architects Ted Levy, Benjamin & Partners in the late 1960s, the scheme represents a key part of progressive post war design thinking in Camden, and London’s, built history.
Studio Hagen Hall revived the house for a growing family, with a keen focus on upgrading its overall energy efficiency and performance. Every element of the property was addressed and considered in detail, from reconfiguring layouts and creating bespoke interiors & joinery, to upgrading the external envelope and implementing a renewable energy strategy.
Under the surface, the comprehensive set of performance improvement strategies (including both envelope upgrades and renewable technologies) have helped reduce heating demand by 77%, and annual carbon emissions by 93% - meaning that the embodied carbon included in the retro-fit is eclipsed (or netted out) by reductions in emissions in little over a year.
The scheme exemplifies Studio Hagen Hall's approach to enhancing and respecting post-war residential architecture, prioritising a rich dialogue between the existing character and contemporary interventions. Specifically, the retrofit and refurbishment of Pine Heath blends sensitive restoration with necessary sustainability, and proves that upgrading precious post-war housing stock is not only possible, but can lead to contextual and highly crafted results that honour their roots while looking firmly to the future.
