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Case Study Terrace

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The project is composed of rectilinear volumes and planes, finished variously in timber, concrete, and white paint.
The project is composed of rectilinear volumes and planes, finished variously in timber, concrete, and white paint.
Sandwiched between the timber ceiling and  floor of the first floor, the kitchen is articulated as a series of white volumes of varying heights and proportions.
Sandwiched between the timber ceiling and  floor of the first floor, the kitchen is articulated as a series of white volumes of varying heights and proportions.
The volumes and planes of the interior frame views through the glazed elevation to the exterior.
The volumes and planes of the interior frame views through the glazed elevation to the exterior.
Views between the sculptural elements of the architectural composition provide glimpses visually connecting different spaces.
Views between the sculptural elements of the architectural composition provide glimpses visually connecting different spaces.
A white volume from the exterior, every surface of the interior of the  ground-floor bathroom is clad with terrazzo.
A white volume from the exterior, every surface of the interior of the  ground-floor bathroom is clad with terrazzo.
The architectural scheme physically manifests the qualities of the drawings that describe it—the upper-level open-riser staircase appearing as a duplicated and arrayed version of the treads of the lower-level staircase. 
The architectural scheme physically manifests the qualities of the drawings that describe it—the upper-level open-riser staircase appearing as a duplicated and arrayed version of the treads of the lower-level staircase. 
From the open-plan living-dining space, the kitchen can be viewed simultaneously with the galleried office space above.
From the open-plan living-dining space, the kitchen can be viewed simultaneously with the galleried office space above.

From WILLIAM TOZER Associates

A recently completed project in Clerkenwell, London, by WILLIAM TOZER Associates

This modern terrace house incorporates a galleried top-floor office space that overlooks a double-height living area. The middle floor is a single open-plan kitchen, living and dining space, loosely divided by rectilinear volumes of various sizes, and a dramatic change in ceiling height. The lower level is similarly open-plan, but concealed doors enable it to be divided into a yoga space, bedroom, and bathroom.

The ceiling of the middle level and the floor of the top floor are treated as a single sculptural plane, clad in timber on all sides. The staircases, closed-riser to one flight and open-riser to the other, are similarly treated as planes of timber—folded, and divided and arrayed respectively, referencing the processes of drawing. The other volumes and planes of the architectural composition are variously finished in cement, terrazzo, murals, and a white paint finish. Flood lamps, ubiquitous on building sites, recall the process of construction.