We inserted this intricately designed, Corten-clad box into the gap previously occupied by a garage between the house and its next-door neighbour. The timeless Corten cloak, a rather unconventional companion of the listed house brickwork lends the infill not only the notion of permanence but also the protection to all the humble timber within. The concept appealed to the conservation bodies, granting the project planning and listed building permission promptly.
The tapering skylights and the high-level glazing at the narrow ends of the slotted box bring-in carefully moderated daylight. The perforated shading feature of the Southeast-facing glazing brings a lace-like fragility to the otherwise stern front facade.
Internally, both long sides of the box are lined by bespoke ply joinery which stops only to clear the listed features of the main house. The exclusive use of timber and ply for structure, insulation and internal fit-out, achieved a significant offset of sequestered carbon from the embodied carbon of this small project.
