housing
Bureau de Change, 2024
534 Fulham Palace Road, SW6 6JH
what3words: pitch.lucky.twice
W House is a fully refurbished and extended house in Fulham. Various interventions have been made to create better visual connections and improve the flow through the house. The new volume at the rear of the house has been inspired by a series of pre-fabricated moulding details found in a historical joinery catalogue from a local craftsman that operated in the area during the Victorian times.
Hammersmith, Putney Bridge
There is a step to go into the house and half of the ground floor is lower by three steps, with level access to the gardern.
The house will be open to look around and the architects will be present to discuss/ answer questions.
10:00–16:00
The new volume at the rear of the house was inspired by a series of pre-fabricated moulding details found in a historical joinery catalogue from a local craftsman that operated in the area during the Victorian times. Those three-dimensional mouldings have been re-interpreted using brick specials and have resulted in a volume that is folded on the larger scale but also has intricate folding details in the smaller scale. The pattern that emerged by rotating or mirroring the bricks created a sense of movement and texture visible from every angle. The bespoke brickwork is complemented by folded glazing which wraps around both sides of the extension to create a 180 degree perspective when inside the house.