Houzz Tour: A Victorian House in London Gets a Makeover - When contemporary architect Rob Wilson has taken possession of a dilapidated Victorian house in Clapham, it was the opportunity to play to his customer own practice. "I knew the area like I used to live across the road," he explains. "When the property went on the market had been abandoned for two years. My practice has taken on the project and we decided to take the opportunity to implement much green technology as possible retrofit.
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Houzz at a glance
Who lives here Robert Wilson
Location Clapham Old Town, London
Size 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms; 180 square meters.
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Although you'd be forgiven for assuming the impressive pink front was quite original, Wilson and his team actually added a whole extra floor to the property. "Initially, I applied for a building permit for a mansard roof," he explains. But planners have preferred the idea of creating a new floor, which would also bring the building up to the next house.
The facade of the house was restored to its original pink finish and thermally enhanced with internal insulation. The existing windows were replaced with double-glazed units with heat mirror film sandwiched between the panes, 'Wilson said. "This makes the equivalent of triple pane glass.
Who lives here Robert Wilson
Location Clapham Old Town, London
Size 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms; 180 square meters.
Designer Robert Wilson Chartered Architects Granite
Although you'd be forgiven for assuming the impressive pink front was quite original, Wilson and his team actually added a whole extra floor to the property. "Initially, I applied for a building permit for a mansard roof," he explains. But planners have preferred the idea of creating a new floor, which would also bring the building up to the next house.
The facade of the house was restored to its original pink finish and thermally enhanced with internal insulation. The existing windows were replaced with double-glazed units with heat mirror film sandwiched between the panes, 'Wilson said. "This makes the equivalent of triple pane glass.
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a unique feature Wilson designed and installed is a sash window custom top (visible in the right of the image above), which is at the back of the house facing the front door. "The window allows you to walk out of the house, across stepping stones in the pond and in the garden," says Wilson. It also floods the halls with more light.
Armchairs, Made. Dulux Walls painted porcelain.
Armchairs, Made. Dulux Walls painted porcelain.
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the functions of the window in a similar manner to a pocket door, with the exception vertically. The long, narrow belt (seen here in the center of the rear wall) slides upward through a cavity in the ceiling above and is against the upstairs window.
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'We reconfigured the layout, moving stairs in front of you that you came to the right rear of the house, behind the dining room, "Wilson said. 'This means that you have a full reception room at the front of the house and it feels much more open. "
pocket doors were used to provide a discrete fracture between the two chambers when necessary. Pocket doors disappear, Wilson said. "These days most people let their inner doors open anyway, and heat retention is not a problem because we have the underfloor heating throughout.
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pocket doors were used to provide a discrete fracture between the two chambers when necessary. Pocket doors disappear, Wilson said. "These days most people let their inner doors open anyway, and heat retention is not a problem because we have the underfloor heating throughout.
Sofa, Made. Engineered oak flooring, finishing Jacobin, The Floor Natural Wood Company.
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[1945036miroirs] another tip design used in the Wilson room is to place each side of a sash window to create the appearance of a bay. "I had been wanting to try it for a while, he said.
The shelves alongside the house from the window of the Wilson collection Penguin vintage. "I have more now than when the photos were taken, he said.
The shelves alongside the house from the window of the Wilson collection Penguin vintage. "I have more now than when the photos were taken, he said.
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