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Caption: THE
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HOUSE The Modern House
Caption: Living in the city, I’ve long been interested in the spaces between – the gap sites or pockets of land that just sit there, waiting to be filled. These sites often present challenges in terms of planning issues and access, not to mention the scale of property that can be built.
The Tailored House is a striking example of an urban gap site that has been used to create a beautiful home. The property is now on the market with The Modern House.
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Caption: Positioned at the end of a Victorian terrace on Milson Road in London’s Brook Green, The Tailored House is the second property to have stood upon this site. The first was destroyed by bombing during WW2, and in the intervening years this location was designated as a Conservation Area and the neighbouring buildings acquired Rights to Light. This meant that the architects for this project, Liddicoat & Goldhill, faced a delicate and lengthy negotiation process when securing planning permission to build here.
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Caption: Today, this elegant five bedroom home sits so naturally alongside its period neighbours within this tree-lined residential street while standing apart, both aesthetically speaking in its crisp lines and contemporary detailing, and literally as the building is set just a few inches away from its immediate neighbour.
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Caption: The interior is arranged over five floors, which again you might not anticipate from the street. The large dining-kitchen is on the lower ground level. I particularly like this hinged cabinetry detail in the kitchen - and the palette of materials here including brick, timber, and concrete for the floor.
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Caption: The architects say this about the building: “Despite the local sensitivities, the five-bedroom house is neither a resurrection of the pre-existing building, nor an aggregation of responses to different legislative requirements. Instead, the project seeks to reconcile a new London house type, subtly differentiated from its forbears. Conceived as a series of layers receding from the street, the house’s façades are variously lifted, punctured or fanned open to allow light to the interior.”
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Caption: Craftsmanship seems to have become a real theme for me of late. I’m drawn to natural materials that have been used beautifully, and The Tailored House exemplifies this approach, from the façade that’s clad with overlaid planes of loadbearing brick, render and Portland stone, to the rich palette of internal finishes.
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Caption: I also like the bold and expressive pops of colour, from the blazing orange splashback revealed in the kitchen to the vibrant red used for the storage integrated into the stairwell, and as storage in one of the bedrooms.
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Caption: And how about this for a reveal as a door in a storage wall in the master bedroom – make that a beautifully decorative storage wall – opens to access the en-suite.
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Caption: Explaining the name of the house, the architects have said: “The clients drew an analogy between their new house and a tailored suit – recognisable, elegant and simple when viewed as a whole, but revealing individuality and material opulence in detail.”
It’s a very fitting description for this handsomely crafted home.
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Caption: The Tailored House is listed with The Modern House
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