https://draper.studio Draper Studio Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:23:55 +0000 https://draper.studio en https://draper.studio/Peckham-Rye Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:25:13 +0000 Draper Studio https://draper.studio/Peckham-Rye Peckham Rye House is a rear extension and refurbishment of an Edwardian terraced house in South East London. <img width="2119" height="3000" width_o="2119" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0e3ff3ee33f8c2466bc1c363a03db209cbcf648aa851b4916f648f144a22f08/143A7401_PP.jpg" data-mid="218132453" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d0e3ff3ee33f8c2466bc1c363a03db209cbcf648aa851b4916f648f144a22f08/143A7401_PP.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="3000" width_o="2000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95f72972f0c77f39df5d35a5fbafcaa3ba129dfe5af92197f197a6b20af92879/143A7295-copy.jpg" data-mid="218132454" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/95f72972f0c77f39df5d35a5fbafcaa3ba129dfe5af92197f197a6b20af92879/143A7295-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/727ad817a230cfed6f5eecb06e8d767666cdde224927503fc31bc233c5451a81/143A7315-copy.jpg" data-mid="218132455" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/727ad817a230cfed6f5eecb06e8d767666cdde224927503fc31bc233c5451a81/143A7315-copy.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2250" width_o="4000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ff16f657678968504b21cc898a0507c4e47707be1be7be377417ac7b142b129/Plan.png" data-mid="218132456" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ff16f657678968504b21cc898a0507c4e47707be1be7be377417ac7b142b129/Plan.png" /> The client wanted a simple, cost-efficient and design-led rear extension and kitchen&nbsp;to better engage with the rear garden and existing garden room. Bespoke and hard-wearing 'self-finished' materials were carefully selected from available stock in builders merchants — bricks, concrete lintels, the oak beams and the oak veneered plywood for the kitchen cabinetry. Finishes were pared back to a few in order to reduce as many finishing trades as possible, saving cost and time. The project entered into the fit out stage just as the UK went into the first Covid lockdown. Nowhere was open, except for trade depots. The client’s planned supplier for the kitchen was temporarily closed and we had to find an alternative. The design drawings were further detailed into fabrication drawings. This provided a cutting list and the raw sheet material was sourced and delivered to site. The contractor’s team, including skilled itinerant trades who had been furloughed, then handmade the cabinetry on site. A great example of the tripartite relationship between client, architect and contractor. A palette of oak, glass and concrete is both warm and robust which commanded a premium when sold. Peckham Rye House was&nbsp;Shortlisted for Don’t Move, Improve! 2021 Client Testimonal <img width="3508" height="2481" width_o="3508" height_o="2481" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/034631335618b21e801c349622dcbbd98ce444ee608043fec37f4e0851ac8b37/220629_AD-Reference-JJ2a.jpg" data-mid="218132495" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/034631335618b21e801c349622dcbbd98ce444ee608043fec37f4e0851ac8b37/220629_AD-Reference-JJ2a.jpg" /> Design: Draper Studio 2019 - 2020 &nbsp; Built: IC Construction Services &nbsp; Structural Engineering: TSC Ltd &nbsp; Photo Credit: Christian Brailey &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎ &nbsp;Get in touch &nbsp; &nbsp; https://draper.studio/Peckham Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:36:00 +0000 Draper Studio https://draper.studio/Peckham Peckham House is a whole house extension and refurbishment to a post-war terraced house in South East London. <img width="2400" height="2300" width_o="2400" height_o="2300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c34c3ca6fa94957a978aed09b206abc5ffc073c5f6e33774435467422825dec/_L6A1953.jpg" data-mid="218133757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c34c3ca6fa94957a978aed09b206abc5ffc073c5f6e33774435467422825dec/_L6A1953.jpg" /> Draper Studio’s client, having liked Peckham Rye House, also wanted to adopt a similar approach and pare back the layers of finishing trades + materials in order to minimise complexity and cost in their build. Client’s words: “It's hard to choose a favourite part from the towering kitchen ceiling of exposed Douglas fir beams, to the “in-your-face" raw feel of the mild steel stairs and balustrades, to the (frankly massive) cantilevered rear sliding door. We love it!” The clients wanted my guidance to understand constraints, form opportunities and work with materials to do double duty at our earliest design conversations. We identified and developed the key areas where design input would be important which enabled us to know where to&nbsp;push on design and pull back savings during the technical design phase. This empowered the client to control their budget through package procurement before site works commenced. This approach defined certain principles and “must haves” including a bespoke super-tall 3.6 m high timber sliding door to make this rear extension unique. <img width="2400" height="1600" width_o="2400" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff6e0d0951294902e9ea3177e51918c1b3c8fe37adaccededca0974170100025/_L6A1999.jpg" data-mid="218133726" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ff6e0d0951294902e9ea3177e51918c1b3c8fe37adaccededca0974170100025/_L6A1999.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="1600" width_o="2400" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67f250b93e582b58922c4bb9dbdf2f48a20edb0199f0ee614f6ae9f0d7bc1502/_L6A1993.jpg" data-mid="218133725" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67f250b93e582b58922c4bb9dbdf2f48a20edb0199f0ee614f6ae9f0d7bc1502/_L6A1993.jpg" /> The new split-level kitchen and dining/entertaining space with sky, long and garden views from the expansive glazing are where the clients now enjoy spending their time. The space created is quiet and calm. Due to the 3.2 m ceiling height it feels generous and open but also private within the back garden setting. <img width="1600" height="2400" width_o="1600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b292772bc6c65cfce1b3e3d4f32d94a03962421100f7ba2abf4605b4e684aa0f/_L6A1990.jpg" data-mid="218133724" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b292772bc6c65cfce1b3e3d4f32d94a03962421100f7ba2abf4605b4e684aa0f/_L6A1990.jpg" /> By engaging architectural services from the outset, the client knew they wanted extensions at second and ground floor, but were not sure how to fully optimise the whole house layout. They worked with me closely to improve upon their initial aspirations. One area where value was added was the suggestion to reconfigure the first floor and shift the staircase. When the house was purchased it had suffered from some historic adaptations ranging from the ‘tastefully strange’ to outright ‘non-compliant’ and a bedroom had been sacrificed for a new stair into the loft...&nbsp; <img width="2399" height="3436" width_o="2399" height_o="3436" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de907c409a15f09b8c4c66f4ef7c777cf50c4022bbb149c394d034252c811632/200202_1002_A_Existing-and-Proposed-Second-Floor-Plan.png" data-mid="218133760" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de907c409a15f09b8c4c66f4ef7c777cf50c4022bbb149c394d034252c811632/200202_1002_A_Existing-and-Proposed-Second-Floor-Plan.png" /> Working with a private Building Control Inspector early on, prior to Planning submission, allowed tighter staircase designs to be developed that would regain one of the first floor bedrooms. In doing so, this also improved the overall layout of the ground and second floors — unlocking a more generous entrance hall and a larger shower room within the new second floor rear dormer extension.&nbsp; A second example of value-add was to utilise a flush fire door at ground floor level to seal off the staircase from the main living space. This maintains an open-plan layout in the day and is shut at night making a protected means of escape permissible without complicated and expensive active fire suppression measures.&nbsp; <img width="2399" height="3436" width_o="2399" height_o="3436" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02fb7c20a0fdb791a52b1b7be96f687cbb045234388379049f37d81657e0d1f0/200202_1000_A_Existing-and-Proposed-Ground-Floor-Plan_DraperStudio.png" data-mid="218133758" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02fb7c20a0fdb791a52b1b7be96f687cbb045234388379049f37d81657e0d1f0/200202_1000_A_Existing-and-Proposed-Ground-Floor-Plan_DraperStudio.png" /><img width="2399" height="3436" width_o="2399" height_o="3436" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/199b0a56e9358e58b94083d35a864f722cd658c78010c3351dc8fc55f35c6424/200202_1001_A_Existing-and-Proposed-First-Floor-Plan_DraperStudio.png" data-mid="218133759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/199b0a56e9358e58b94083d35a864f722cd658c78010c3351dc8fc55f35c6424/200202_1001_A_Existing-and-Proposed-First-Floor-Plan_DraperStudio.png" /> Important challenges solved were planning permissions, neighbour matters, dealing with existing issues in the ground, utility providers and internally insulating throughout an uninsulated 1950s infill house resulting in thermal performance levels that exceed building regs. By using the strength of steel for the stair winders, as opposed to bulkier timber, resulted in a reduced staircase size in plan. This allowed us to fit in a bathroom at one end and regain what was formerly a lost bedroom at the other — rectifying the wasted space and loss of a bedroom that the existing house was bought with. We worked closely with the client to strategise and package up the key components of the build and continued to work alongside the construction team to assist until completion. Lots of small and big asks formed into Douglas fir, lime plaster, polished concrete, pigmented oak, micro-cement and raw mild steel. <img width="2400" height="2252" width_o="2400" height_o="2252" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f311b33d67d637d2194d05a138fbb850c2f4ab67f6835a4b61fdc6b798f712f8/_L6A1966-B.jpg" data-mid="218133723" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f311b33d67d637d2194d05a138fbb850c2f4ab67f6835a4b61fdc6b798f712f8/_L6A1966-B.jpg" /> <img width="4914" height="3461" width_o="4914" height_o="3461" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9de2c55429a2ca865a7a883c74777281d8d1c17d427a21828a3d9bbfb8c3a845/200202_1300_A_Proposed-Section-A_DraperStudio.png" data-mid="218133736" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9de2c55429a2ca865a7a883c74777281d8d1c17d427a21828a3d9bbfb8c3a845/200202_1300_A_Proposed-Section-A_DraperStudio.png" /> <img width="1600" height="2400" width_o="1600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c243cc0105a7e3bfd269a1fadba2c3513610978e535a3ac914b0df125c2643b/_L6A2055.jpg" data-mid="218133745" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c243cc0105a7e3bfd269a1fadba2c3513610978e535a3ac914b0df125c2643b/_L6A2055.jpg" /> <img width="3508" height="2480" width_o="3508" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdc70ba426bddbbfd777244400025a044754514a49d7609b0e32684bc7636716/Proposed-Rear-Elevation.jpg" data-mid="218133727" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdc70ba426bddbbfd777244400025a044754514a49d7609b0e32684bc7636716/Proposed-Rear-Elevation.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="2400" width_o="1600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a41ef2b60da3cbfe6c3923013146769918a75810b8246016b27cfe10c541b2e/_L6A2136.jpg" data-mid="218133735" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a41ef2b60da3cbfe6c3923013146769918a75810b8246016b27cfe10c541b2e/_L6A2136.jpg" /> Client Testimonial: <img width="3299" height="2186" width_o="3299" height_o="2186" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f23d03d9c77224bb772760b6915c1a9e89bf32bdbf0ee64aab960f633c85b125/240209_AD-Reference-DP_DMI.jpg" data-mid="219014864" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f23d03d9c77224bb772760b6915c1a9e89bf32bdbf0ee64aab960f633c85b125/240209_AD-Reference-DP_DMI.jpg" /> Design: Draper Studio 2020 - 2023 Built: IC Construction Services Structural Engineering: TSC Ltd Photo Credit: Peter Molloy &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;︎︎︎ &nbsp;Get in touch &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://draper.studio/Hackney Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:38:21 +0000 Draper Studio https://draper.studio/Hackney Hackney House is a single storey rear extension to a Victorian terraced house in East London. This project is one of the first UK projects to use stone, rather than clay fired bricks. This takes a waste material and makes it both usable and beautiful within its Conservation Area setting. Check out this LinkedIn Article for more details. Check out this RIBA Journal Article for more details. <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94ce4fbc91591054b7b41560c285fa7c98d48f6221ab6bffd55cacf6cc727826/Rear-Axo-230726.jpg" data-mid="218133986" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/94ce4fbc91591054b7b41560c285fa7c98d48f6221ab6bffd55cacf6cc727826/Rear-Axo-230726.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="6000" width_o="4500" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/032044f595c6a6550489a6faff7895bd979f439870d31f646c93a88e2c74d892/_DSF3246_AD.jpg" data-mid="218139415" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/032044f595c6a6550489a6faff7895bd979f439870d31f646c93a88e2c74d892/_DSF3246_AD.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="6000" width_o="4500" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83f503885bbe7f2551c38efec4982938f92af5cd7ab13b1462f9d160ee5916ca/_DSF3351_AD.jpg" data-mid="218139659" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83f503885bbe7f2551c38efec4982938f92af5cd7ab13b1462f9d160ee5916ca/_DSF3351_AD.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="6000" width_o="4500" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee74574100132ff46dd40dce64a34ab1549cbfaf33305ef2538ba948efbbe9b6/_DSF3355_AD.jpg" data-mid="218139683" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee74574100132ff46dd40dce64a34ab1549cbfaf33305ef2538ba948efbbe9b6/_DSF3355_AD.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="6000" width_o="4500" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d17d320520fc04a62b29f499110a6471290c13309e548e1542150fba73c5357d/_DSF3267_AD.jpg" data-mid="218139417" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d17d320520fc04a62b29f499110a6471290c13309e548e1542150fba73c5357d/_DSF3267_AD.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4500" width_o="6000" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/710317c800da668ff880b608e0dfdcf30a0f6e90e5de8defea349dea04a18e08/_DSF3277_AD.jpg" data-mid="218139425" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/710317c800da668ff880b608e0dfdcf30a0f6e90e5de8defea349dea04a18e08/_DSF3277_AD.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="6000" width_o="4500" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c77614a53723747bf63b18443a91138d92e52e6d34ae465f440d1015601a8bc/_DSF3376_AD.jpg" data-mid="218139654" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0c77614a53723747bf63b18443a91138d92e52e6d34ae465f440d1015601a8bc/_DSF3376_AD.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="6000" width_o="4500" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f230e134b9013ba74def5ff545f075c0acf9bb80dc0695c6a839ec4ac2d46bc3/_DSF6741.gif" data-mid="226121750" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f230e134b9013ba74def5ff545f075c0acf9bb80dc0695c6a839ec4ac2d46bc3/_DSF6741.gif" /> <img width="2558" height="2800" width_o="2558" height_o="2800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1e33fd8c22f2a60c27984cdfeb1f574ad1fe7546ac2b53174796c161223d023/IMG_4315-copy.jpg" data-mid="218133987" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d1e33fd8c22f2a60c27984cdfeb1f574ad1fe7546ac2b53174796c161223d023/IMG_4315-copy.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="6217" width_o="4500" height_o="6217" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c94c2a9bb88133b9c884de557499ac8ca35a3d94c209ffe07737fabdfee50102/_DSF6735_AD.jpg" data-mid="226121784" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c94c2a9bb88133b9c884de557499ac8ca35a3d94c209ffe07737fabdfee50102/_DSF6735_AD.jpg" /> <img width="6300" height="6300" width_o="6300" height_o="6300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1d62a6df545922409c0b2a22ada2bec976114e8ae8cdacf44ac25545c9bfbf0/a_230310_AD_EDIT_004-DRS---External-View-01-E-10.03.2023-copy-2.jpg" data-mid="218133988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d1d62a6df545922409c0b2a22ada2bec976114e8ae8cdacf44ac25545c9bfbf0/a_230310_AD_EDIT_004-DRS---External-View-01-E-10.03.2023-copy-2.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4500" width_o="6000" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65ff8c3a85bce50e6293286eef81a9734722057aca8460cd99f1efb048a8699a/_DSF3392.gif" data-mid="226121761" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65ff8c3a85bce50e6293286eef81a9734722057aca8460cd99f1efb048a8699a/_DSF3392.gif" /> Draper Studio 2021 - 2024 Built: T.Mirz Construction CGI: Place Visuals Professional Photos: Peter Molloy &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎ &nbsp;Get in touch&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://draper.studio/Wandsworth Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:37:16 +0000 Draper Studio https://draper.studio/Wandsworth Wandsworth House is a whole house refurbishment and extension over 3 storeys to a detached Victorian Villa in a South West London Conservation Area.&nbsp; <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5016c1f7b8b8e10f44f2ff5ac844b3e6aaadc2762519a0c010e7b833fc6c97c/_L6A6752-copy_web.jpg" data-mid="218133792" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5016c1f7b8b8e10f44f2ff5ac844b3e6aaadc2762519a0c010e7b833fc6c97c/_L6A6752-copy_web.jpg" /> The additions include a 12 wide x 6m deep x 3.5m tall, double storey rear extension with a bathroom pod held up by the oak lattice and a rear dormer roof extension + conversion increasing the volume by 26%. The house has been fully reconfigured and extended with modern comfort that retains Victorian charm. With all the additions held up joinery grade structural oak, the ground floor rear extension wraps around the rear and side to contain formal and informal dining spaces, wine storage, kitchen + pantry and a WC + utility + boot room. Solid oak framed double glazed sliding doors sail across the full height windows, opening out the kitchen and dining spaces directly to the rear garden for entertaining in warmer months. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc0a5152bc141c5fcd04da10019d843090629d732751ad4c62c561d752417a43/_L6A6730-copy_web.jpg" data-mid="218133796" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc0a5152bc141c5fcd04da10019d843090629d732751ad4c62c561d752417a43/_L6A6730-copy_web.jpg" /> Draper Studio’s extension corrected the flaws of the old extensions which had frustrated views of the large private rear garden - precisely where this family wanted to spend most of their time. The Victorian layout - namely the entrance hall and flanking reception rooms now have 3 key views from the front, right through to the back using the extension timbers to frame views. <img width="3471" height="2306" width_o="3471" height_o="2306" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db18f01993c4226f650f594cca468062d09da0d6fd8cd2cada736a333510f845/Pages-from-Draper-Studio_Oxford-Road_2023.jpg" data-mid="218133800" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db18f01993c4226f650f594cca468062d09da0d6fd8cd2cada736a333510f845/Pages-from-Draper-Studio_Oxford-Road_2023.jpg" /> At first floor, 4 double bedrooms - one master with en-suite and dressing are maintained as the family bathroom sits as a ‘pod’ atop the rear extension roof. The newly converted and extended roof provides a fifth bedroom with adjacent shower/WC for maximum guest / family life flexibility. <img width="1620" height="2060" width_o="1620" height_o="2060" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a872033babcb7d4eebf1b3a847d3e5b49a1480997fdb63068d352ed4016ea441/200402_1000_Client_Proposed-Ground-Floor-Plan_RevF_page_1.jpg" data-mid="218133785" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a872033babcb7d4eebf1b3a847d3e5b49a1480997fdb63068d352ed4016ea441/200402_1000_Client_Proposed-Ground-Floor-Plan_RevF_page_1.jpg" /> <img width="1620" height="2060" width_o="1620" height_o="2060" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21ac7fd80ae4c2d704e791353a8c6d319b4a943e347d269dcf6248ed790b09a9/200402_1001_Client_Proposed-First-Floor-Plan_RevC_page_1.jpg" data-mid="218133786" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/21ac7fd80ae4c2d704e791353a8c6d319b4a943e347d269dcf6248ed790b09a9/200402_1001_Client_Proposed-First-Floor-Plan_RevC_page_1.jpg" /> <img width="1618" height="2063" width_o="1618" height_o="2063" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8a6fd000565d30536358bc507a6c5d875f919bf2c13fcc7e5d286b7fb4a4e55/200402_1002_Client_Proposed-Second-Floor-Plan_RevB_page_1.jpg" data-mid="218133787" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b8a6fd000565d30536358bc507a6c5d875f919bf2c13fcc7e5d286b7fb4a4e55/200402_1002_Client_Proposed-Second-Floor-Plan_RevB_page_1.jpg" /> A newly relocated helical stair has been inserted above the existing staircase. This sits below the rear dormer which acts as a lantern through which daylight passes deep into the mid-plan of the ground floor - adding much needed daylight into the darkest area of a double fronted house. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c82ee4a5c39b6324f29515901f6eef62b4c5c07c0bd7c1b2743a9aebb0032cf/_L6A6762-copy_web.jpg" data-mid="218133795" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c82ee4a5c39b6324f29515901f6eef62b4c5c07c0bd7c1b2743a9aebb0032cf/_L6A6762-copy_web.jpg" /> By building out of structural timber and limiting steel makes the additions lighterweight. This allowed us to form foundations from 28 metal screw piles driven down 2.8m rather than digging 2.5m deep mass-fill concrete strips. This was faster to build and significantly reduced the amount of carbon-hungry materials in construction. <img width="6720" height="7403" width_o="6720" height_o="7403" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8afacd56509fd5bdd1f2ef4954b654438e494fb9c85a6fe87159c08eb293f23a/_L6A6715-copy_web.jpg" data-mid="218133794" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8afacd56509fd5bdd1f2ef4954b654438e494fb9c85a6fe87159c08eb293f23a/_L6A6715-copy_web.jpg" /> This unconventional approach paid parallel dividends - it was simpler to agree the party wall awards because of the lesser impact on the neighbours - no need for the extra deep foundations worryingly close to their land, and after these awards were agreed, the speed of piling proved faster to build on site which further reduced the ‘move out time’ - read, construction period. <img width="1348" height="1909" width_o="1348" height_o="1909" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d23917fafd93724ad4536ffe042b10b4d5bddbb34bf0dfd81161b29684be031/Draper-Studio_210813-IsoDrawing-02.png" data-mid="218133790" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d23917fafd93724ad4536ffe042b10b4d5bddbb34bf0dfd81161b29684be031/Draper-Studio_210813-IsoDrawing-02.png" /> Off-site manufacturing of the timber frame also improved the move-in time whilst adding precision. After the frame was assembled in a factory, demounted, delivered and assembled on site, the joinery grade oak was left exposed showing its natural grain and warmth.&nbsp; <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bacc150af8b741c059904ba035b77fcb35f309b8564d066cb265a881a509620e/_L6A6717-copy_web.jpg" data-mid="218133793" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bacc150af8b741c059904ba035b77fcb35f309b8564d066cb265a881a509620e/_L6A6717-copy_web.jpg" /> The house is future proofed with a ‘high flow, low temperature’ heating system throughout to be heat pump ready. The first floor rear addition is made from a lightweight, highly insulated softwood timber stud frame sitting atop the structural oak lattice of the rear extension. The exterior of this pod is clad in London stock brick slips to reduce the weight of the addition (thereby saving money and carbon in complicated materials to support dead weight) and to satisfy the planners.&nbsp; <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da9f169bbd2f0a82a888d88b8e01d5a7f5708fcd64866f475183ee592ab93fc2/_L6A6770-copy_web.jpg" data-mid="218133797" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da9f169bbd2f0a82a888d88b8e01d5a7f5708fcd64866f475183ee592ab93fc2/_L6A6770-copy_web.jpg" /> Design: Draper Studio 2020 - 2023 Built: Forma London Structural Engineering: Simpleworks Photo Credit: Peter Molloy &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎ &nbsp;Get in touch &nbsp; &nbsp; https://draper.studio/Nunhead-Cemetery Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:23:55 +0000 Draper Studio https://draper.studio/Nunhead-Cemetery Nunhead Cemetery House is a whole house retrofit, rear and loft extension of a Victorian terraced house in South East London. The clients wanted to do it all over again after they sold their first project with Draper Studio.&nbsp; They boldly wanted something different to their first project and we worked together to form a design that maximised the loft and ground floor extensions. <img width="4500" height="6000" width_o="4500" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49aee258e9849724a5c71722f920f778faebea9a4076cdec1f2dcb02e4b551ae/AD_2_Limesford_EXT_032.jpg" data-mid="235921403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49aee258e9849724a5c71722f920f778faebea9a4076cdec1f2dcb02e4b551ae/AD_2_Limesford_EXT_032.jpg" /> The barrel-vaulted roof design comes from the planning requirement to protect the neighbour’s amenity to daylight. Where the shoulders of the arch meet the boundary the height of the extension is at its lowest point, satisfying the council that the size of the extension would not cause harm. The vaulted design continues inside maximising the volume and space. &nbsp; The roof of the loft pod is also curved to allow daylight into the side return. <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3aa8dc36794b3b8c6cfb488004f8bac08a2623ba756ce6c213f9b764991a1b37/Rear-AXO-Roof---Ground.jpg" data-mid="218142668" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3aa8dc36794b3b8c6cfb488004f8bac08a2623ba756ce6c213f9b764991a1b37/Rear-AXO-Roof---Ground.jpg" /> <img width="2178" height="3189" width_o="2178" height_o="3189" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ca3ceb69f9dbe4545e318f2b83d3e58ee3abbfaf241b49d58df5d6903b9c1cc/AD_Limesford-Road_Drone_112.jpg" data-mid="235921579" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ca3ceb69f9dbe4545e318f2b83d3e58ee3abbfaf241b49d58df5d6903b9c1cc/AD_Limesford-Road_Drone_112.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67e53200a993da39091ca7c66f1a41a0d4b42b273978eef26bce5126f514b9fb/interior2.jpg" data-mid="218142651" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67e53200a993da39091ca7c66f1a41a0d4b42b273978eef26bce5126f514b9fb/interior2.jpg" /> <img width="1875" height="2500" width_o="1875" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e91425e2f7a7e958ce8e7cd6a87eaec1d6cfa0ca899a9da843c22e2cc7288ca/Limesford-Road_EXT_029.jpg" data-mid="218142691" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e91425e2f7a7e958ce8e7cd6a87eaec1d6cfa0ca899a9da843c22e2cc7288ca/Limesford-Road_EXT_029.jpg" /> <img width="1875" height="2500" width_o="1875" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/babc9e33dd7627bb96301fa501bed6158c73c0b3d24df0d08a7446a0d197d96f/Limesford-Road_EXT_030.jpg" data-mid="219016832" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/babc9e33dd7627bb96301fa501bed6158c73c0b3d24df0d08a7446a0d197d96f/Limesford-Road_EXT_030.jpg" /> Drawing: Draper Studio 2022 - 2024 &nbsp; Built: IC Construction Services &nbsp; Structural Engineering: Baker Chatterton &nbsp; Photo Credit: Richard Oxford &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎ &nbsp;Get in touch &nbsp; &nbsp; https://draper.studio/Forest-Gate Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:07:38 +0000 Draper Studio https://draper.studio/Forest-Gate Forest Gate House is a whole house refurbishment to an end-of-terrace Victorian house in the Woodgrange Conservation Area, East London. An “ombre” tadelakt family bathroom, unadorned hearths, bespoke cabinetry and a couple of discrete jib doors expressed the client’s desire for low key luxury, colour and precision. <img width="3834" height="5754" width_o="3834" height_o="5754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/655e8edcb21dbce3c473545c6b847629267b6a104658fefd64ca60324dc42554/Hampton-Road_Adam-Draper.jpg" data-mid="218140100" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/655e8edcb21dbce3c473545c6b847629267b6a104658fefd64ca60324dc42554/Hampton-Road_Adam-Draper.jpg" /> <img width="2825" height="4239" width_o="2825" height_o="4239" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da3434b111e3c4b29b01852a0a464b304dbcff0b9992c6300ce7586fd4d0d190/Hampton-Road_Adam-Draper-3-copy.jpg" data-mid="218140101" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da3434b111e3c4b29b01852a0a464b304dbcff0b9992c6300ce7586fd4d0d190/Hampton-Road_Adam-Draper-3-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3683" height="3672" width_o="3683" height_o="3672" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/271960893f150ef39b42a9b8f148e7b8225f0cf8cc7150400a77501b0b13de4d/croppedHampton-Road_Adam-Draper-4-copy.jpg" data-mid="218140104" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/271960893f150ef39b42a9b8f148e7b8225f0cf8cc7150400a77501b0b13de4d/croppedHampton-Road_Adam-Draper-4-copy.jpg" /> <img width="5462" height="3639" width_o="5462" height_o="3639" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc0ea9a4402f373b20a72b7e8542488c288c4fec8efb6b093dc0194ee9f22071/Hampton-Road_Adam-Draper-2.jpg" data-mid="218140103" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc0ea9a4402f373b20a72b7e8542488c288c4fec8efb6b093dc0194ee9f22071/Hampton-Road_Adam-Draper-2.jpg" /> <img width="4471" height="2979" width_o="4471" height_o="2979" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e5ece7b59aee7cc266ab95b232bc4dd114dce437ab35320d967cf39de0aeb43/Hampton-Road_Adam-Draper-copy.jpg" data-mid="219017003" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e5ece7b59aee7cc266ab95b232bc4dd114dce437ab35320d967cf39de0aeb43/Hampton-Road_Adam-Draper-copy.jpg" /> Design: Draper Studio 2019 - 2020 Built: Mitchas Building Tadelakt: Guy Valentine Photo Credit: Richard Oxford &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎ Get in touch&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://draper.studio/Tooting-Bec Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:11:11 +0000 Draper Studio https://draper.studio/Tooting-Bec Tooting Bec House is a whole house refurbishment over 3 storeys to a Victorian terraced house in South West London.&nbsp; <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2485de07b7bc10ff7d25d3b840f898052d15a7cf4fea53669c99e33abe6955ed/Rear-Garden_AD_A3_2_LOWER-TERRACE-copy.jpg" data-mid="218140424" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2485de07b7bc10ff7d25d3b840f898052d15a7cf4fea53669c99e33abe6955ed/Rear-Garden_AD_A3_2_LOWER-TERRACE-copy.jpg" /> The consented additions include a rare front extension to mirror the double storey gabled bay and a stepped double storey rear extension with roof terrace.&nbsp; In order to reduce the heat gain from the south sun, articulating timber shutters offer shade and reduce the need for whole house cooling systems. Planning Permission granted in 2022. On Site 2025. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎ &nbsp;Get in touch &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="3508" height="2480" width_o="3508" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/17a0ff26c5bdacc53c44c5b7145f605b7fc837b2ff30f8decdb7a4eae7b6b6f9/TootingBecHouseRear.jpg" data-mid="218140422" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/17a0ff26c5bdacc53c44c5b7145f605b7fc837b2ff30f8decdb7a4eae7b6b6f9/TootingBecHouseRear.jpg" /> <img width="3508" height="2480" width_o="3508" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3503230eeb82063d3c2712088517e3591bdeeaae5e28daa17c21a364cd147e84/Rear-Extension-View.jpg" data-mid="218140421" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3503230eeb82063d3c2712088517e3591bdeeaae5e28daa17c21a364cd147e84/Rear-Extension-View.jpg" /> <img width="3508" height="2480" width_o="3508" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52ff4da0689d8c8f45d82e0250a45a2d9f23bb81ff034cc8972cec20295b2b7b/Kitchen-Diner-View-copy.jpg" data-mid="218140423" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52ff4da0689d8c8f45d82e0250a45a2d9f23bb81ff034cc8972cec20295b2b7b/Kitchen-Diner-View-copy.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32a55d5e790c76b9a0df60ae6c39c553e65e78367ee97179d5e3e493e9e6f801/Interior_AD_A3.jpg" data-mid="218140425" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32a55d5e790c76b9a0df60ae6c39c553e65e78367ee97179d5e3e493e9e6f801/Interior_AD_A3.jpg" /> Design: Draper Studio 2019 - 2024 CGI: Alex Mokhov &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎ &nbsp;Get in touch &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://draper.studio/Main Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:25:15 +0000 Draper Studio https://draper.studio/Main <img width="4500" height="6000" width_o="4500" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d1a68b4a3770ea52d473ae47a27ebe69ff8d715867d21972539524132cb06b7/AD_2_Limesford_EXT_032.jpg" data-mid="235920421" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d1a68b4a3770ea52d473ae47a27ebe69ff8d715867d21972539524132cb06b7/AD_2_Limesford_EXT_032.jpg" />