Kew House / McLaren.Excell
Kew House involved the complete re-structuring of a Victorian London house and former stable yard in Richmond, turning a house of many small rooms into a series of orchestrated spaces that allow the house to breathe and flow.
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Architects: McLaren.Excell
Location: Kew, Richmond TW9, United Kingdom
Lead Architects: Rob Excell
Area: 220.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Simone Bossi
© Simone Bossi
From the architect. Kew House involved the complete re-structuring of a Victorian London house and former stable yard in Richmond, turning a house of many small rooms into a series of orchestrated spaces that allow the house to breathe and flow.
© Simone Bossi
The project principally involved the building of a rear extension, comprising of two chamfered forms nestling together. Externally, the extension sits in sharp contrast to the background of the painted-out rear façade of the original house ? standing proud and distinct, with walls of pale and pitted masonry bedded down on lime mortar applied roughly and heavily brushed across the brick face.
Ground Floor Demolition Details
Ground Floor Plan
The simplicity of the exterior belies the complexity of concealed structures, interlocking pitched roofs and wedge shaped walls ? all neatly resolved so as not to compromise the purity of form. The faceted nature of the exterior is accentuated b...
© Simone Bossi
Architects: McLaren.Excell
Location: Kew, Richmond TW9, United Kingdom
Lead Architects: Rob Excell
Area: 220.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Simone Bossi
© Simone Bossi
From the architect. Kew House involved the complete re-structuring of a Victorian London house and former stable yard in Richmond, turning a house of many small rooms into a series of orchestrated spaces that allow the house to breathe and flow.
© Simone Bossi
The project principally involved the building of a rear extension, comprising of two chamfered forms nestling together. Externally, the extension sits in sharp contrast to the background of the painted-out rear façade of the original house ? standing proud and distinct, with walls of pale and pitted masonry bedded down on lime mortar applied roughly and heavily brushed across the brick face.
Ground Floor Demolition Details
Ground Floor Plan
The simplicity of the exterior belies the complexity of concealed structures, interlocking pitched roofs and wedge shaped walls ? all neatly resolved so as not to compromise the purity of form. The faceted nature of the exterior is accentuated b...
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