Two And A Half Storey House

Built

French + Tye

A unique solution for adding a bedroom to a property, by only extending half a storey upwards. A raised bed platform makes use of the new half-height space and allows head height for the room below.

Winner 'Compact Design of the Year' - Don't Move, Improve! 2021

The project was completed for a family having a second baby on the way and didn’t want to move from their two bedroom home, located on a housing estate in Stoke Newington.

After unsuccessful attempts to get planning for a new full-height roof extension, the solution was to work within Permitted Development guidelines and add a half-height box dormer, invisible from the street. The challenge was to make the unconventional interior volumes habitable. This was solved, by stacking the two bedrooms, one above another, interlocking like 3D Tetris blocks, providing enough space for an additional room.

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Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Hackney

Size

98 sq m

Completion

November 2019

Location

149 Victorian Grove, London N16 8EH, UK

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