nnU House by Studio Jayga Architects
nnU House is a 1930s semi-detached property located in Loughton, United Kingdom, redesigned and extended in 2021 by Studio Jayga Architects.
Description
The new kitchen extension has been designed by Studio Jayga Architects for a young family with demanding city careers in Loughton, Essex.
The ground floor of the 1930s semi-detached property was completely reconfigured, including a brand new kitchen extension. The brief entailed creating a space for modern-day, open-plan living with a strong connection to the 300 ft long beautiful garden.
The ground floor of the original house consisted of three spaces towards the back, including a dated narrow kitchen, a cramped windowless living room and a 1980s extension serving as the dining room. The rooms all sat on one level, nearly a metre above the garden, with only a set of steep steps providing access to the garden. There was a further imposing outbuilding located very close to the house, which obscured the view of the garden and reduced natural daylight internally. We proposed the demolition of the outbuilding and reconfigured the three spaces at the back with a new rear extension, to create a split-level design connected with internal steps. This enabled the new kitchen floor to be level with the outside. A pair of metal arched doors provides a direct physical and visual connection to the garden without any level changes. A linear rooflight has been designed between the existing house and a new extension l...
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