Private house, North London
London, United Kingdom 2020–2022
Client: Private client
This new house is located within the Fitzjohns / Netherhall Conservation area, characterised by large villas from the Victorian period. It is intended as a contemporary single-family home and will replace an existing smaller house bearing no architectural merit. Planning permission was granted in 2022.
The new house is four-stories high and rises three clear stories on the street side and four stories on the garden side. On each floor, the volume of the building steps back, making two large front terraces at the first and second floor. The stepped form makes the front of the house recede in relation to its neighbours, so that it does not compete with them.
The distinctive design of the new house, with its terraces, façades of brick and carefully detailed arched openings, refers to the modelled massing and rich brick detailing of the large houses further down the street, and to other shapely Victorian houses in the conservation area. The carefully made and delicate brick façades are a contemporary interpretation of the language of stepped shapes, recessed porches, arches, and terraces that are characteristic of the arts and crafts.
The design of the house celebrates the quiet and leafy situation of the street, where the individual houses stand within private gardens and amongst large trees, and residents have views out to a lot of greenery.
![Images 1](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/9dvCIrZ-_7AK_232x116.jpg)
Model
![Model 1](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/RWU25wfRXB75_232x116.jpg)
![Model 2](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/eJ7JoReGbW2o_232x116.jpg)
![Model 3](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/JzLcsWxN0D0g_232x116.jpg)
![Model 4](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/MlXQAiAMm712_232x116.jpg)
Drawings
![Drawings 1](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/cMP9bRdGPREi_232x116.jpg)
Ground floor plan
![Drawings 2](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/luS_5ToQZ1fn_232x116.jpg)
Long section
![Drawings 3](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/qWhiqv6nlJ0E_232x116.jpg)
Cross section
![Drawings 4](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/KR5_Ns1efnjc_232x116.jpg)
Street elevation
![Drawings 5](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/crPMCcVioDTW_232x116.jpg)
Side elevation
![Drawings 6](https://carusostjohn.com/media/images/projects/private-house-north-london/eAalOSOHPA1h_232x116.jpg)
Window detail
Credits
Location
London, United Kingdom
Date
2020-2021
Area
530m²
Caruso St John Architects
Adam Caruso, Peter St John
Project architect
Catija Christensson
Project team
Cosmin Chirpac
Structural engineer
Price & Myers
M&E consultant
Ritchie & Daffin
Models and photography
Caruso St John Architects
Visualisation
Nora Walter
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