Circumflex
JR02-CA0607
upper open-plan living area with cantilevered garden roof terrace
Conversion of commercial property in cul-de-sac next to Dulwich Hospital site to 3-bed dwelling for private client. Conventional layering is reversed so extensive living level is uppermost, benefitting from views and top daylight and bedrooms are at ground level with edge rooflights and small courtyard garden. The façade to staircase is glazed with ‘Kalwall’ high performance translucent glazed panel system and curved roof and walls to the upper storeys are clad in standing seam zinc sheet. Solar panels collect radiant energy to supply hot water, natural stack ventilation is via openable rooflight to staircase enclosure, ventilation units have heat recovery, rainwater is collected for irrigation, there are high levels of thermal insulation and airtight design to minimise heat loss and low embodied-energy materials, including 'Masonite' external walls.
digital images: Sebastian Day, QS: Martin Godfrey Associates, structural engineer: Price & Myers, estimated cost: £300,000
