Located in a Hampstead mews and discretely hidden behind a Victorian pub, Reciprocal House is a newly completed 280 sqm family home by Gianni Botsford Architects replacing a non-descript and dilapidated 1860s cottage while renovating its exemplary 1969 extension by Foster Associates (now Foster + Partners).
Project name
Reciprocal House
Architecture firm
Gianni Botsford Architects
Location
Hampstead, London, UK
Photography
Schnepp Renou
Principal architect
Gianni Botsford
Design team
Gianni Botsford, James Eagle (Project Architect), Anahi Coppone, Arslan Arkallayev, Stephanie Aue, Hiroshi Takeyama
Collaborators
Heritage Consultant: HCUK. Planning Consultant: Barton Wilmore. Quantity Surveyor: Measur. Metalwork: Weber Industries
Interior design
Gianni Botsford Architects
Structural engineer
Tall Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Integration
Lighting
Gianni Botsford Architects
Material
Exposed in-situ concrete; anodised perforated aluminium; perforated profiled aluminium; polished concrete screed
Typology
Residential › House
The Oppo Tower plays an important urbanistic role within the Innovation Park masterplan. Its clear, vertical form rising through 42-storeys provides both a central focus and legibility to the surrounding low-rise buildings. The tower is punctuated with vertical recesses rising the height of the building. These break its large volume into smaller el...
Project name
Oppo Technology & Research Centre Tower
Architecture firm
Gianni Botsford Architects
Location
Singapore Sichuan Hi Tech Innovation Park, Chengdu, China
Principal architect
Gianni Botsford
Design team
Gianni Botsford, Anahi Copponex, James Eagle, Minghsuan Lo, Luigi Parise, Mike O’Hanlon, Liz Tatarintseva, Hiroshi Takeyama, Luka Travas, Hiroshi Takeyama (Project Leader)
Collaborators
RJWu & Partners, Taiwan. CCAT/ LARGE Architects (Façade & Scheme Design). InhabitGroup (Façade Engineering & Design)
Interior design
B+H Consulting International Inc.
Structural engineer
Zhejiang Huazhou Design Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd
Environmental & MEP
Zhejiang Huazhou Design Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd
Client
Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
