Staircase swing and material details add flair to Highgate house
A swing suspended from a floating stair and a spiral staircase of polished plaster are some of the details included by architecture studio Cousins & Cousins in a London house. More
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Don't Move, Improve! 2020 shortlist names London's best house extensions
An experimental brick extension, a house with fir-lined reading nooks and an apartment covered in 30,000 wooden blocks are three of the projects vying to be named London's best home improvement of 2020. More
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Hidden roof terrace added to North London townhouse
A hidden roof terrace and minimal wood-lined interiors are among the features that Cathie Curran and O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects have added in an overhaul of this north London house. More
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Russell Jones inserts small black home into Victorian outbuilding in London
London-based architect Russell Jones has designed a house in Tottenham clad in corrugated cellulose sheets, which peeks up from behind the brick wall of a former Victorian outbuilding. More
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31/44 Architects puts a modern spin on a Victorian terrace in south London
31/44 Architects shows how London's 19th-century townhouses can be brought into the 21st century, with this three-home development in Peckham. More
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Hopkins House is a high-tech home for two of the pioneers of the movement
Hopkins House was designed by Michael and Patty Hopkins as their own home. We take a look at the lightweight steel and glass house as part of our series on high-tech architecture. More
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Stanton Williams wraps home in Hampstead in a "textured protective shell"
Deep openings for windows and doors have been "carved out" of the pale brick base of this home in the conservation area of Hampstead, designed by London studio Stanton Williams. More
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Twisting brick columns support London terrace extension by Urban Mesh
Four sculptural, brick columns frame this small extension to a Georgian terrace in north London, designed by local practice Urban Mesh for the firm's director, James Beazer. More
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10 London homes you can visit for the first time during Open House
Over 800 buildings are opening their doors to the public this weekend in London for Open House London. We've picked out 10 homes that are welcoming visitors for the first time. More
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Rodić Davidson merges two 19th-century art studios to create home in London's Chelsea
Rodić Davidson Architects has transformed a pair of artists' studios in London into a lofty family home filled with eclectic furniture and striking artworks. More
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Studio BAM! builds Infill House in London garden
Architecture practice Studio BAM! has built a skinny house clad in charred cedar in the garden of a Victorian end-of-terrace home in London. More
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Delvendahl Martin Architects adds studio flat with jagged roof to artists' workshop
A jagged corrugated metal-clad extension sits atop a brick base at 6 Broadway Market Mews, London, which Delvendahl Martin Architects built over an artist's studio. More
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Matthew Chamberlain proposes Street Tree Pods to alleviate London's housing crisis
University of Westminster graduate Matthew Chamberlain has designed a sustainable treehouse to provide starter homes on London's streets, while also tackling the city's high pollution levels. More
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Stego extension by Archmongers features a sawtooth roof made from corrugated aluminium
Archmongers has turned a section of walled garden in a 1980s house in south London into a living space with sawtooth roof, earning it the dinosaur-inspired name Stego. More
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Vine Architecture Studio brightens up Mile End Road home with yellow staircase and skylights
Vine Architecture Studio has refurbished a rooftop apartment in east London, with features including a yellow spiral staircase and generous rooflights that fill the interior with daylight. More
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Tikari Works squeezes Pocket House on site of former garage in London
Tikari Works has built a half subterranean home behind a timber screen, on a site that previously contained a garage in south London. More
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Craftworks inserts home with faceted modern gothic roof into abandoned chapel
Craftworks has added a vaulted ceiling and lower ground floor to a derelict chapel to create this south London house, which is the winner of the 2019 Don't Move, Improve! award. More
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2LG Studio mix pastel hues with quirky details for home and workplace in London
Scallop-edged doors, vaulted storage cupboards and baby pink surfaces are just some of the features that 2LG Studio has included in the whimsical overhaul of its office-cum-residence in southeast London. More
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Office S&M's "two-faced" Janus House extension is coated with spray-on rubber
Spray-on rubber originally developed for oil rigs coats this London house extension by Office S&M, which features both round and rectangular windows. More
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Marta Nowicka swaps a garage for a three-bedroom house in east London
Designer Marta Nowicka has built a three-storey house on the site of a former garage in London's Dalston, featuring walls clad in cedar shingles. More
