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
Nissen Richards Studio is working with developer Q New Homes on Hartdene Barns, a stunning collection of nine new homes, set within forty acres of land within an ANOB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in the UK’s green belt, close to the villages of Hartfield and Cowden on the border of West Kent and East Sussex.
Project name
Hartdene Barns
Architecture firm
Nissen Richards Studio
Location
Between the villages of Hartfield and Cowden, UK
Principal architect
Jim Richards
Design team
Nissen Richards Studio
Collaborators
Structure: Jonathan Darnell Engineering. Civils: Bellamy Wallace Partnership (BWP). SIP Structure: Paramount Structures. SIP Manufacturer: SIPs Eco. M&E: Integration. Whole Life Carbon: Darren Evans
Visualization
Elevations: Hazeviz; overall site and interiors visuals: Nissen Richards Studio
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Houses