{"id":36182,"date":"2017-04-08T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/?p=36182"},"modified":"2017-04-13T16:59:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T16:59:25","slug":"lovely-hidden-house-coffey-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/2017\/04\/08\/lovely-hidden-house-coffey-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lovely Hidden House by Coffey Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We find out a lovely hidden house by\u00a0Coffey Architects<\/em><\/strong> that was constructed above the historic London\u2019s Clerkenwell 19th-century prison. Take a look at this amazing project, where the London-based firm transformed a little brick house into a dream house where everyone wishes to leave!<\/p>\n

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The London-based firm was selected to\u00a0create the house for\u00a0architect Selim Bayer of Istanbul-based\u00a0Flat C\/ Architecture. The building stands directly on top of the prison vaults of the Clerkenwell House of Detention, which dates back to 1847.<\/p>\n

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Tucked away from the road and set in the shadow of the Grade II-listed Kingsway Place apartment block, the Phill Coffey\u2019s team named the residence as Hiden House.<\/p>\n

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For the external wall, the architects\u00a0selected reclaimed London stock brick,\u00a0in reference to the surrounding architecture. To ensure the house is brightly lit despite its overlooked setting, they\u00a0topped a flat roof with a series of generous skylights<\/p>\n

\"spring<\/a>\u201cHidden House is a series of internal spaces constrained in the plan by a listed perimeter garden curtilage and held in section by a series of floating ocular rooflights,\u201d said studio founder\u00a0Phil Coffey.<\/p>\n

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\u201cResidents enjoy the light-filled void space in between these elements, a space heightened in tension by the seemingly effortless roof structure which is concentrated to a point floating above the main living space, defining zones within for use,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis special place is hidden, part building, part garden, mostly sky. It\u2019s difficult to find, but well worth the effort\u201d.\u00a0The angular lightwells, which funnel in towards the roof, create a chequerboard effect across the ceilings of the oak- and polished concrete rooms within.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom anywhere in the house, you are able to gaze at the skies; which evokes a very pleasant feeling of presence, where the intimate scale expands beyond the confinements of the space,\u201d said Bayer.<\/p>\n

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One of the main goals was to retain the privacy while maximizing the light and space of the house.\u00a0The floor-to-ceiling sliding windows and doors also open the house to a shared garden at the west and a private patio to the north.<\/p>\n

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The living space and the bedrooms and bathrooms are finished with bespoke oak furniture to match the paneling.\u00a0Underfloor heating installed beneath the concrete slabs, which hold the warmth\u00a0throughout the day, take the place of radiators to maximize the limited floor plan.<\/p>\n

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SOURCE: DEZEEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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