Modern house with a brick exterior features an open sliding door leading to a well-lit dining area. The backyard has a garden with flowers and outdoor seating. It's dusk, and the warm interior lights contrast with the blue evening sky.
St. Martins

St. Martins

London, England

2016 — 2019

Client   Private Client
Located in central Camden, the refurbishment of this compact Grade II listed end of terrace Victorian Almshouse includes a new basement and rear extension as well as the restoration of the property’s existing period features.
A modern indoor space with large glass windows and doors opens to a lush garden patio. The patio features outdoor seating, greenery, and wooden fencing. The interior has tiled flooring and a wooden dining table with white chairs.

The Imperial London Stock Bricks used for the original washhouse structure at the rear of the property have been recycled in the new extension which also includes a two storey glazed lightwell with a mass timber structural frame. Connecting the basement with the ground floor extension the glazed lightwell allows natural light to penetrate deep into the basement plan as well as unlocking views to the rear garden at ground floor level.

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New build elements complement the existing brick surfaces on the rear and side elevations, helping to integrate the new extension with the original structure and reconnect the house with the rear garden. The previously uninhabitable basement has been deepened and extended to create an additional level of living and utility space increasing the overall internal floor area by a third. A new larger galley kitchen has been relocated providing a natural link between a new ground floor study and the new dining extension. This rearrangement of space has released half of the existing ground floor footprint which has also been reconfigured to provide an enlarged dual aspect open plan living room.

Modern glass extension of a home featuring a dining area with brick walls and mid-century chairs around a wooden table. The lower level is visible through the glass, showing a seating area. The sky is blue, and it's likely evening.
A sketch of an interior space with large windows, a corner seating area, and vertical lines, architecture by MOXON Architects.

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