Fruit Box

Built

Megan Taylor

A re-imagining of a 1970s end-of-terrace townhouse on the site of a former orchard, as a robust and flexible family home.

Shortlisted in Don't Move, Improve! 2021

The house sat on a triangular plot with a large but awkwardly shaped garden. We wanted to celebrate the sense of living amongst fruit trees and below the canopy of the larger trees beyond. At ground floor level, views are framed with carefully positioned openings that connect the ground floor in a deliberate but restrained way. By contrast, the first floor bedroom has a wide and generous window that brings the landscape and tree canopy into the house.

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Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Lewisham

Size

141 sq m

Completion

June 2020

Location

2 Bowmans Lea, Forest Hill, London SE23 3TL, UK

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