Clay plaster partitions, uncovered brick and tiled flooring purpose to evoke the texture of a standard Moroccan dwelling on this London dwelling overhauled by native studios Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing.
Merrett Houmøller Architects and inside designer All & Nxthing renovated and prolonged the Victorian dwelling for purchasers who traveled extensively in Morocco and the Mediterranean.
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Whereas the unique proportions of the terraced home are largely maintained, the rear has been prolonged with a double-height, light-filled kitchen and eating room with angled ceiling.
Based mostly on the inside courtyards generally present in riads – conventional Moroccan homes – the eating house is neglected by the primary ground touchdown.
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“Our purchasers have traveled extensively in Morocco and the Mediterranean basically and have been impressed in some ways by the structure and local weather there,” mentioned Robert Houmøller, co-founder of Merrett Houmøller Architects.
“Our transient was to create tall, light-filled areas, with Moroccan riads having an enormous affect on the general type,” he advised Dezeen.
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A steady brick-paved ground descends from the unique home within the extension, persevering with right into a backyard with a small pool and concrete terrace.
This design is meant to blur the road between inside and out of doors whereas offering texture underfoot.
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Persevering with this theme of texture, the sloping partitions and ceiling of the eating space are lined with clay plaster, whereas the principle kitchen worktop is supported by uncovered brick as a “reminder of the constructing’s unique material”.
The staircase has been upgraded with oak paneling and metal balustrade.
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“The inside materials was additionally influenced by Mediterranean precedents,” All & Nxthing artistic director Steve Nash advised Dezeen.
“Pure earth-based supplies had been used, such because the hand-made brick ground, clay-plaster partitions, strip-cut wooden joinery and weathered copper,” he added.
On the reverse finish of the home to the extension, a proper front room sits alongside a lounge house with a fire and a work-at-home space.
It has been given extra minimal finishes with angular parts that check with the geometry of the extension.
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“We needed to reflect the boldness of the structure within the inside designs,” Nash advised Dezeen.
“We created refined angles, equivalent to every kitchen deal with having tapered ends to match the angle of the partitions, and traditional joinery for the eating room with angled base cupboards,” he added.
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On the primary ground, the master suite occupies the entrance of the home, alongside a big toilet, whereas a loft extension above comprises a visitor bed room and one other research house.
Merrett Houmøller Architects was based in 2014 by architects Peter Merrett and Houmøller, and All & Nxthing was established in 2015 by Nash.
Earlier tasks by Merrett Houmøller Architects embody the renovation of an condominium with an uncovered concrete construction and a cell kitchen created as a base for the Refugee and Friendship Venture run by the British Crimson Cross in London.
Photograph courtesy of Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing.