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Project posted by WILLIAM TOZER Associates

Maison de Brique

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The exterior form is composed of four white planes, and a volume and plane of relief brickwork
The exterior form is composed of four white planes, and a volume and plane of relief brickwork
Articulated as a vertical, rectilinear plane, the brickwork is visually sandwiched between horizontal white and concrete planes, and terminates vertically in junctions with clear and sand-blasted glazing.
Articulated as a vertical, rectilinear plane, the brickwork is visually sandwiched between horizontal white and concrete planes, and terminates vertically in junctions with clear and sand-blasted glazing.
Changes of floor level and frameless roof-lights loosely divide the open-plan kitchen, dining, living and study spaces.
Changes of floor level and frameless roof-lights loosely divide the open-plan kitchen, dining, living and study spaces.
White volumes conceal doors, enabling each area of the ground floor to be completely enclosed as necessary.
White volumes conceal doors, enabling each area of the ground floor to be completely enclosed as necessary.
Bathrooms and bedrooms to the upper levels employ the same architectural language as the ground floor.
Bathrooms and bedrooms to the upper levels employ the same architectural language as the ground floor.

From WILLIAM TOZER Associates

A recently completed project in Tufnell Park, London, by WILLIAM TOZER Associates

Relief brickwork walls to new extensions at the rear of the building reference the street frontage features of the original terrace house. To the ground-floor extension this brickwork takes the form of a sculptural plane, which is visually separated from the rest of the building by a panel of frameless, sand-blasted glass at one end, and glazed doors at the other. Brickwork cladding to all sides of the new dormer volume lends it an improbably heavy appearance atop the original slate roof.
The open-plan ground-floor space is punctuated by rectilinear volumes, loosely dividing the kitchen, dining, living, and study spaces from one another. Doors concealed in these volumes enable varying degrees of enclosure and privacy to these zones, depending on use. A top-lit, double-height stairwell and floor-to-ceiling glazing to the master bedroom create an unusual sense of spaciousness to the roof extension.