THE STACKED TILE EXTENSION

A side return extension to a family house in Balham

SW12

Longlisted for the 2019 Don't Move, Improve! competition

This infill extension forms part of the re-working of the whole house in Balham, for a couple who became new parents as the project neared completion. The scheme including new utility and bathrooms, and the large kitchen dining space opening out onto a re-landscaped garden, providing them with a light and well organised modern family home.

The infill extension is unique in it’s construction, using stacked clay creasing tiles to form the solid elements to both the rear and courtyard elevations. Ordinarily used in arts and crafts detailing, the creasing tiles are expansively used to define the new addition as distinct from the original house.

The colour and detail references the red brickwork and ornate Victorian detailing to the street elevation of the house, which was the key concept in bringing an element of craftsmanship and interest to an otherwise plain rear composition. 

The new kitchen and dining space spanning the width of the house is demarcated on the rear elevation with dark aluminium framed glazing and colour matched render, which allows the original form of the outrigger to be simply and economically retained, whilst also providing a homogenous block aesthetic across the ground floor.

EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN

COMPLETED GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Photographs by Richard Chivers