Collection by Beverly Roberts
Versatility guided the design. Shelves can be removed and flat packed if you want to add space for a screen for a media room.
Versatility guided the design. Shelves can be removed and flat packed if you want to add space for a screen for a media room.
The glass wall can be oriented toward the main house to create a connection or toward a corner of the property to create private outdoor space.
The glass wall can be oriented toward the main house to create a connection or toward a corner of the property to create private outdoor space.
“We didn't want a piece of willful sculpture for your backyard,” says Hanley. “The gable looks just as good behind a mission revival house as it does behind something daring and contemporary.”
“We didn't want a piece of willful sculpture for your backyard,” says Hanley. “The gable looks just as good behind a mission revival house as it does behind something daring and contemporary.”
A 12-foot bifold glass wall and equally expansive kitchen backsplash make the Dwell's House ideal for indoor/outdoor living and make its interiors feel more expansive than their 540 square feet.
A 12-foot bifold glass wall and equally expansive kitchen backsplash make the Dwell's House ideal for indoor/outdoor living and make its interiors feel more expansive than their 540 square feet.
Built-in benches function both as seating and as spare beds in the living room. Holm says the striped, hand-woven fabric she found in Greece is indestructible, and the cork flooring throughout the house has gone 40 years without needing replacing.
Built-in benches function both as seating and as spare beds in the living room. Holm says the striped, hand-woven fabric she found in Greece is indestructible, and the cork flooring throughout the house has gone 40 years without needing replacing.
Hale's material preferences helped keep costs low: Inexpensive plywood lines the ceiling and cork covers the floors. He covered the kitchen island with yellow plastic laminate.
Hale's material preferences helped keep costs low: Inexpensive plywood lines the ceiling and cork covers the floors. He covered the kitchen island with yellow plastic laminate.
A custom-made kitchen bar doubles as a home office, where Knoll Bertoia Barstools and a George Nelson Bubble Lamp bring the whimsy.
A custom-made kitchen bar doubles as a home office, where Knoll Bertoia Barstools and a George Nelson Bubble Lamp bring the whimsy.
Thanks to the translucent roof, the central stairwell is inundated with natural light. The rear extension added two bedrooms and two baths down the hallway.
Thanks to the translucent roof, the central stairwell is inundated with natural light. The rear extension added two bedrooms and two baths down the hallway.
Architect Paul Elliott erected a new, cork- and timber-clad house on the adjoining plot to his family home, which his late architect father designed and built in Cape Town, South Africa. The new residence implements sustainable materials such as cork and timber. It also incorporates Japanese architectural styles, including circular windows and doorways.
Architect Paul Elliott erected a new, cork- and timber-clad house on the adjoining plot to his family home, which his late architect father designed and built in Cape Town, South Africa. The new residence implements sustainable materials such as cork and timber. It also incorporates Japanese architectural styles, including circular windows and doorways.
The exposed solid cork blocks are gentle to the touch, and they even smell good. The acoustics are soft and calm, and the house only requires heating on the coldest days. The stove is fed with logs harvested from on-site tree maintenance.
The exposed solid cork blocks are gentle to the touch, and they even smell good. The acoustics are soft and calm, and the house only requires heating on the coldest days. The stove is fed with logs harvested from on-site tree maintenance.
A covered bay serves as an outdoor living space and an antechamber for the house.
A covered bay serves as an outdoor living space and an antechamber for the house.
The bedroom receives morning light from a large window and a ventilation panel that opens to the garden.
The bedroom receives morning light from a large window and a ventilation panel that opens to the garden.
Black-stained Accoya is used for the home’s structural beams, windows, and doors. The space features bespoke furniture made from cross-laminated spruce, and handmade stools crafted from English pippy oak.
Black-stained Accoya is used for the home’s structural beams, windows, and doors. The space features bespoke furniture made from cross-laminated spruce, and handmade stools crafted from English pippy oak.
Richard is particularly proud of the cork used on the rear of the home, which he says works beautifully with the London stock brickwork. The sustainable material also inspired the project’s name: A Cork House.
Richard is particularly proud of the cork used on the rear of the home, which he says works beautifully with the London stock brickwork. The sustainable material also inspired the project’s name: A Cork House.
The high-ceilinged bathroom receives natural light throughout the day, while porthole-type windows on both sides provide ventilation.
The high-ceilinged bathroom receives natural light throughout the day, while porthole-type windows on both sides provide ventilation.
Brick continues from the interior of the home to the exterior, emphasizing indoor/outdoor living. Some of the bricks were salvaged from demolition— but to get the quantity required for overall development, the couple worked closely with London Reclaimed Brick Merchants.
Brick continues from the interior of the home to the exterior, emphasizing indoor/outdoor living. Some of the bricks were salvaged from demolition— but to get the quantity required for overall development, the couple worked closely with London Reclaimed Brick Merchants.
“The sliding doors add to the ground-floor layout, especially in the summer where you can open up the whole space into the garden and the studio. It works so well, and makes us want to stay in London for most of the summer months.”
“The sliding doors add to the ground-floor layout, especially in the summer where you can open up the whole space into the garden and the studio. It works so well, and makes us want to stay in London for most of the summer months.”

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