This is a new build town-house located in central London. The site, a narrow piece of land less than half the width of the adjacent houses, faces a community garden. Because of the narrowness of the site, the house effectively has a single room per floor, all connected by a staircase which cork-screws from daylight-filled basement to the park-facing loft level.

The three facades of the house are of two brick types, a yellow London-stock typical of the area and a red imperial brick, with dog-tooth coursing in reference to the cornice details of the adjacent houses. Roof and fenestration lines are carried through from old to new, but translated into new proportions and new relationships. The material and geometric connection of new and old anchors the building to its context, and hopefully means that the building doesn’t look too much like the new kid on the block.