, London, 2024, with Sally Rendel
The challenge of this project was to tease functional
and delightful spaces out of an 😗 unpromising and long ignored opportunity. The plot
consisted of a narrow 2.8m wide break in an existing terrace, bounded by 😗 flank walls on
both sides, that had lain vacant for a number of years.
To maximise the constrained
width whilst not 😗 loading the neighbouring structures, the house has been constructed
using a lightweight steel frame supported on a piled slab. The 😗 steelwork was assembled
off-site as a series of portal frames that were craned down the alley and site-welded
together. The 😗 fully welded frame is expressed and even the depth of the steels utilised
in the interior. Externally the walls are 😗 clad in handmade pewter glazed tiles.
This
self-build project has had a long gestation fitted in around professional and family
life. 😗 The design and construction have been developed as time and money allowed and the
result, a highly crafted 2-storey 1-bed 😗 house, is a testament to the commitment and
effort of many different people, professional and non-professional.
The project was
shortlisted for 😗 the RIBA Grand Designs House of the Year in 2024.
Photography: Jim
Stephenson
Project: Slot House
Collaborators: Michael Tye (Main Contractor), Structure
Workshop 😗 (Structural Engineer)
Client: Sandy and Sally Rendel
Building type: New build,
Residential
Location: London, UK
Status: Completed 2024
Publications: Detail 07/08.21,
Dezeen 19.06.20, Evening Standard 😗 Homes and Property 18.03.20, Detail: At Home -
Architecture for Urban Living: Detail Edition, Channel 4 Grand Designs House of 😗 the
Year 24.22.21
Awards: RIBA Grand Designs House of the Year Shortlist, AJ Small Projects
Award Shortlist