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Satish Jassal completes bungalow on north London backland site
Satish Jassal Architects has completed a new-build single-storey house on a backland site in Haringey, north London
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Fletcher Crane completes villa in Kingston Upon Thames
The new house, which backs on to Richmond Park, looks to evolve the villa typology, using a mix of patterned brickwork, window bays and double-height space
Alexander Hills Architects reconfigures Norfolk flint farmhouse
The practice has completed the first phase of retrofitting a traditional farmhouse in Norfolk with the addition of a contemporary zinc roof
Pensaer completes curved glass-cornered extension in East Dulwich
Pensaer’s extension of a ground-floor flat in south London creates glazed pockets of space connecting the interior to the garden
Will Gamble reworks Grade II-listed villa with Palm Springs-inspired extension
The design takes its cue from Desert Modernism, employing floor-to-ceiling glass, clean lines and natural materials, while looking to create a connection to the outdoors
Polysmiths completes flood-resilient basement home in London
Polysmiths has adapted a two-bedroom basement apartment in Tufnell Park, north London, into a flood-resilient home
Unagru reworks Edwardian house with ‘continuous loop of living space’
The project for the three-storey detached house in Teddington, London, includes a roof extension with dormer and the partial rebuilding of an existing rear extension
Pricegore extends Brutalist townhouse in Kensington
The practice has reconfigured a 1960s house, improving thermal performance while using raw materials throughout to amplify the qualities of the original architecture
Coffey completes three-volume timber-clad home on Dorset coast
The three-bedroom house is composed of three intersecting pitched-roof volumes and has views out over the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site
Stanton Williams completes £38m overhaul of Rhodes Trust HQ
The Grade II* listed Arts and Crafts building within an Oxford conservation area has been transformed to create additional space for Rhodes Scholars