Heath House, Hampstead
Heath House, shortlisted in both the Sunday Times British Homes Awards and the coveted Manser Medal, is an extensive refurbishment and extension to an existing property in Hampstead that presented Patalab Architecture with a unique opportunity to work with and accentuate the features of an exemplar Arts & Crafts property.
Their ambition was to sensitively respect the existing Arts & Crafts architectural features, whilst providing contemporary interventions that expand the house horizontally - a key requisite of the client - and make the most of the spacious garden that surrounds the building. What was once introverted and compartmentalised is now open, inclusive, fluid and fully embracing the garden.
The property’s internal core - the central timber staircase and hallway- was retained but treated with a light white wash on the panelled walls and opened up by means of a steel frame structure, allowing natural light to flood and highlight this now triple height space with the
addition of a large skylight. A new extension provides fluid links between the living and kitchen spaces and the continuation of the limestone flooring from polished finished inside - reflecting the lush garden planting internally - to flamed finish outside, helps conduct the symbiosis between architecture and landscape so inherent to the scheme.
Oak features throughout the property in reference to the history of the house - once named Oak Cottage - given its extensive use through the existing panelling. Dark-stained oak parquet flooring runs throughout the ground floor, transitioning subtly into complimentary toned limestone as one enters into the new kitchen and extension, whilst oak veneer faces all the joinery, in some areas stained to match the darker parquet and in other areas white washed to match the newly treated panelling.
Consequently, the form and material of this inspired design creates an architectural composition that sensitively ties the old, new and garden together.
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