Woodsford Square
Kensington
Private Residential | Extension & Roof Terrace
Shape Architecture was appointed on the basis of our experience in using glass throughout our residential projects and in particular the creation of glass cubes.
The brief for this project was to re-plan the whole house & form an extension at the rear to better connect with the garden space, alongside the creation of a roof terrace with an elegant form of access.
Maximising natural light
The existing configuration saw an upper level kitchen and a stair leading from the first floor down to the garden. This led to a cluttered rear elevation and a ground floor that was much underused. The proposal sees the removal of the rear stair and re-location of the kitchen to the ground floor, then at the rear a double and single storey glass cube and screens with upper level balcony have been introduced.
The kitchen was moved to the ground floor. As a result, the ground floor is now a key space and filled with natural light. The garden will be far more frequently and easily used. This project is now complete.
Construction of the Glass Cube
Summary
Rear Extension, Roof Terrace and whole house refurbishment in Holland Park
The success of this project is the transformation of the property with a two storey rear glazed extension and a large roof terrace with a vastly improved flow between spaces.
Guide to Extensions
The use of glass in any extension is key. Here we have created a two storey glass cube as a feature extension that floods the interior with daylight and provides extensive views out. A number of our extensions have been formed as single storey glass cubes and these have housed a feature stair into a basement extension. Detailing is important and these projects very often feature details such as frameless glass to glass connections.
Examples of Extensions
Common to all our extension projects is the use of glass in many forms.
