Mansard & Rear Extension

Stoke Newington, Hackney

This house is in Stoke Newington, Hackney. Before the clients purchased the house, it had been in the same ownership for over twenty years. The clients wanted to refurbish and extend the house to create a family home.

Studio Wolsey proposed a complete reorganisation of the lower floors, to create an open plan kitchen and dining room at ground floor, with access out into the garden. The darker basement room became the living room, with a new double height glazed rear extension bringing lots of natural light into the space. A new external lightwell was created, with tiered planters bringing the garden down to the basement level and allowing access directly up to the ground floor garden.

 At first floor, the two existing bedrooms and bathroom were completely refurbished.  

The final step was to add a new mansard roof extension, creating a light filled master suite at the top of the house. The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and its own south facing private roof terrace. The arched dormer windows reflect the curve of the windows below and allow extra light into the space.

The whole house underwent a complete refurbishment, with new plumbing, electrics, and windows, as well as a new kitchen and three new bathrooms.