Houzz Tour: A Victorian House East London Gets a Makeover Eco - James Wright was not originally looking for a house to make way - he wanted a plot of land. "I started wanting to build a house from scratch," he says, "that all architects are ... But after a few years, we realized it was never going to happen in the area where we were looking, so we d . ecided instead of finding an existing home and adapt
Women James started asking around local realtors and found what would become the family home - eventually. "He had a leaky roof, rewiring needed replumbing and patching, and there was moisture, as with all the houses when they get to about 100 years old," James said. "It takes a lot of attention, which was great - just what I wanted!" And his vision? "I thought, we can make this beautiful house -. But we'll make it energy efficient, too, and we'll do the pilot
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Houzz at a glance
Who lives here James Wright Architect with his wife, Tamara, and their three young children
Location Hackney, east London
built 1893
Size 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 1 toilet
Architect James Macdonald Wright Architects Wright
"national housing stock is responsible for about a quarter of all emissions UK carbon, "James said. "Most efforts to reduce the contribution made by people of the houses have focused on new construction housing, but I wanted to prove that a 0 year-old building in a conservation area could be adapted to become more efficient. "
floors throughout the house are sustainable source of Douglas fir and the plinth has an interesting shadow space. "It gives the impression that the floor is like a giant puzzle piece split in the existing plan," James says.
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Who lives here James Wright Architect with his wife, Tamara, and their three young children
Location Hackney, east London
built 1893
Size 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 1 toilet
Architect James Macdonald Wright Architects Wright
"national housing stock is responsible for about a quarter of all emissions UK carbon, "James said. "Most efforts to reduce the contribution made by people of the houses have focused on new construction housing, but I wanted to prove that a 0 year-old building in a conservation area could be adapted to become more efficient. "
floors throughout the house are sustainable source of Douglas fir and the plinth has an interesting shadow space. "It gives the impression that the floor is like a giant puzzle piece split in the existing plan," James says.
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"the idea was to build a modern family, energy efficient at home behind the existing Victorian facade, 'says James of substantial renovation. This involved the demolition and reconstruction of the original house - bar the front - and the addition of a new roof, walls, floors and underfloor heating throughout. He also added a basement and a mezzanine, and numerous eco details, such as insulation, passive solar heating and a recycling system sophisticated gray water for flushing toilets and washing machines, as well as watering the garden.
"The house is in a conservation area," James said, "so we had to do all this work without showing it. As such, the door and the glass front windows are all meticulously restored originals.
Pontos Aquacycle gray water recycling system, Hansgrohe.
"The house is in a conservation area," James said, "so we had to do all this work without showing it. As such, the door and the glass front windows are all meticulously restored originals.
Pontos Aquacycle gray water recycling system, Hansgrohe.
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the chimney breast is one of the few preserved original details. "There is a house fire and breasts are part of the wall of the party," James said, "so I thought they should stay." A Danish Morso wood stove was built to complement the underfloor heating . 'Morso produces some of the most energy efficient stoves in the world, "added James.
The large dining table was made especially by Bulthaup, who does the cooking. "It's the perfect height for the Wishbone chair C24 by Hans Wegner says James. "I specified the length of the table to ensure that a tightening, we could fit 10 of these chairs around.
Suspensions, Original BTC. Wishbone chairs, available Skandium.
The large dining table was made especially by Bulthaup, who does the cooking. "It's the perfect height for the Wishbone chair C24 by Hans Wegner says James. "I specified the length of the table to ensure that a tightening, we could fit 10 of these chairs around.
Suspensions, Original BTC. Wishbone chairs, available Skandium.
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in terms of the aesthetics of the house renovated, James wanted to create something modern. The interiors are a contrast to the cluttered rooms claustrophobic normally associated with Victorian home, he said.
steel frames with four sides, rather than beams provide additional structural support, which allowed James to truly open the building. The back of the house now incorporates a terrace and an open kitchen-dining room, which connects the garden to the existing house.
steel frames with four sides, rather than beams provide additional structural support, which allowed James to truly open the building. The back of the house now incorporates a terrace and an open kitchen-dining room, which connects the garden to the existing house.
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James chose a palette of natural materials, which together with the connections were either locally or within the EU. "The materials include Sussex chestnut coppice fences, Welsh slate, limestone French, Danish flooring and brass coating the UK, James said. 'M one of the craftsmen were local, too. It has always been comforting during construction to see how few vans - and how many bikes -. Arrived every morning
The horse sculpture wire is by Debi O'Hehir, one of several of his works at home. Tamara has a passion for horses - and I enjoy the expression of their form. "
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The horse sculpture wire is by Debi O'Hehir, one of several of his works at home. Tamara has a passion for horses - and I enjoy the expression of their form. "
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windows are the original 1893 chassis units. "Glass is old and distorts the view through it so, James said. "I like this and we could not have responded with new windows. Each unit, however, has been removed, dismantled and rebuilt with new wood spliced into appropriate and new hardware. Draught stripping water have improved thermal performance.
"We do not have sofas, coffee tables, TV or things like that," James said. "We live a very Spartan life. English oak coffer under the window of the 16th century and is used to store toys for children. 'Furniture in the house tends to rotate around the different parts.
Wicker floor lamp, Darklight Gervasoni to design. armchairs CH25 Hans J Wegner to Ferrious.
"We do not have sofas, coffee tables, TV or things like that," James said. "We live a very Spartan life. English oak coffer under the window of the 16th century and is used to store toys for children. 'Furniture in the house tends to rotate around the different parts.
Wicker floor lamp, Darklight Gervasoni to design. armchairs CH25 Hans J Wegner to Ferrious.
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An engraving the original Corbusier hangs over the fireplace. Tamara James and found in a gallery in Paris on their honeymoon. "It's my favorite picture in the house," James said.
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Light flows freely through the spaces on the ground floor with a series of four structural steel frames, which allowed all the original interior walls to be removed.
The walls are small niches for displaying decorative objects. All exterior walls were heavily insulated to improve the energy rating of the home, "says James. 'This means increasing the thickness of the inner walls of more than 150 mm. In a number of places, I chose to cut and form small pockets of LED light boxes for art exhibitions. We also made it on the inner walls where we had space.
"Most light boxes are specifically sized to suit works of art that we have, but some are used for a rotating gallery of paintings and clay models by children. "
The walls are small niches for displaying decorative objects. All exterior walls were heavily insulated to improve the energy rating of the home, "says James. 'This means increasing the thickness of the inner walls of more than 150 mm. In a number of places, I chose to cut and form small pockets of LED light boxes for art exhibitions. We also made it on the inner walls where we had space.
"Most light boxes are specifically sized to suit works of art that we have, but some are used for a rotating gallery of paintings and clay models by children. "
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the kitchen is a bulthaup design, James had made to fit the space. The units and the unbroken expanse work plan between 9m and are flooded with natural light through the skylight 6m above.
Appliances, Gaggenau. Kitchen, Bulthaup.
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Appliances, Gaggenau. Kitchen, Bulthaup.
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simple cooking box shaped extension / living area clearly defines the new addition of the original building.
outside of the extension is covered with recycled brass panels treated with torches. "It is oxidized, which is why it is the color," says James. "I had seen an architect to do the same Greenwich - Capisco, the company behind the planetarium dome there, actually. I looked into it and discovered the company was just at my door, and I got in touch and asked them to take our much smaller, labor, what they did. "
outside of the extension is covered with recycled brass panels treated with torches. "It is oxidized, which is why it is the color," says James. "I had seen an architect to do the same Greenwich - Capisco, the company behind the planetarium dome there, actually. I looked into it and discovered the company was just at my door, and I got in touch and asked them to take our much smaller, labor, what they did. "
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the open nature of the ground floor is really alive with people, "says James. 'The garden and terrace are treated as rooms and the connection between the house and the garden is blurred. W hen the glass doors are opened, level thresholds allow children to ride their bikes inside out '.
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The dark glamor bathroom was designed as a bathroom. The walls are covered roughly divided Cwt slate-y-Bugail Welsh on the floor and walls. The bath is a reproduction of a French model amphidrome late 19th century.
Empire bath, the water monopoly. Taps, Vola. Sanitaryware, Duravit. floor tiles in slate, Welsh Slate.
Empire bath, the water monopoly. Taps, Vola. Sanitaryware, Duravit. floor tiles in slate, Welsh Slate.
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one of the children's rooms in the new extension at the rear of the house.
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The room main part of a series for James and Tamara. "There is a bedroom, bathroom, dressing room and space for an office," says James. "I wanted to make the room feel very open, but could also be closed to become more private.
The unusual-looking door measures 1.8m wide and was made in the design of James. "The horizontal handrail is actually a joint - the door was too big to climb the stairs and weighs nearly 150 kg.
'The lacquers and paints used in the home are Biofa, "says James,' and do not contain volatile organic compounds, are much healthier."
Applies low energy wall, John Cullen Lighting.
The unusual-looking door measures 1.8m wide and was made in the design of James. "The horizontal handrail is actually a joint - the door was too big to climb the stairs and weighs nearly 150 kg.
'The lacquers and paints used in the home are Biofa, "says James,' and do not contain volatile organic compounds, are much healthier."
Applies low energy wall, John Cullen Lighting.
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one of the five rooms of the house is used as a library. "the house has a soothing sense of simplicity," says James, "which helps me feel relaxed after a long day in the studio.
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plans James for the reconstruction of the house.
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home was stripped of his bare bone during the renovation. Until the house looked like this, James said, "I really do not know what I'll do with it, which corresponded with my original premise that I wanted to build a house from zero. "
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the solar water heating system is mounted on the roof by Viessmann. "There is what is called" vacuum tubes "on the roof," says James, "who are around 2m sq of space - so it's not for everyone. The sun beats down on them, and heats a metal plate inside. The heat from entering the storage tank, which is a little larger than a normal hot water cylinder. The expense may seem a lot - it was £ 1,0 and then you need a new storage tank as well - but the payback period is about seven or eight years. And you can probably get cheaper versions - this is upscale
Vitosol 300T solar collectors, Viessmann
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