Mind the Gap
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On an eight-foot-wide site in London, architect Luke Tozer cleverly squeezed in a four-story home equipped with rain-water-harvesting and geothermal systems.Photo by: Charlie Crane -
The glass walls that separate the living area from the courtyard fully retract to allow a smooth passage between the two.Photo by: Charlie Crane -
The staircase is a bespoke design by Luke Tozer, made of a larch composite sourced from sustainable forestry in Austria. It was made off-site and then assembled in position like a jigsaw puzzle.Photo by: Charlie Crane -
At the back, the building steps down to the courtyard garden in a ziggurat formation, with the main living spaces on the lowest floor.Photo by: Charlie Crane -
The glass wall separating the main living area and the inner courtyard garden opens like an accordion to create a barrier-free transition. Built-in planters along the walls of the courtyard add greenery without eating into the valuable surface area of the courtyard.Photo by: Charlie Crane -
The fluid relationship between the open-plan living zone and the garden, enhanced by even floor levels inside and out, helps create a generous feeling of space, despite the challenging constraints of the limited site.Photo by: Charlie Crane -
Throughout the house, built-in storage and shelving is cleverly positioned in alcoves and recesses, as in the dining area, which allows clutter to be easily cleared away.Photo by: Charlie Crane -
Luke Tozer invested in a rainwater-harvesting system for the house that meets part of the family’s need for domestic water and is used to flush the four toilets in the house.Photo by: Charlie Crane
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