Hampstead Home - Wedderburn Cottage
The opportunity to enjoy light and sunshine all year round makes such a difference to how you feel, especially on a cold winter’s day. But if a house happens to be Grade II listed, the introduction of light – and the blurring of inside and outside spaces – takes a particularly careful, sensitive approach.
In the case of this detached Victorian Arts and Crafts house, it was the local Conservation Department who recommended us to the owners in the confidence that we’d find a way of marrying a respect for the old with an appreciation of the new.
That’s exactly what we did, creating a beautiful new space which enhances rather than detracts from the strong character of the house. The new addition, which is built almost entirely of glass, is topped with a crisp marble clad canopy which appears to float, allowing a clear view of the rear of the original Arts and Crafts house.