“Lee’s architectural language tends in direction of the assured use of uncovered supplies, combining structural timbers or beams with glazed sections to create heat residing areas”
Designed by famend architect Marcus Lee, this revolutionary three-bedroom home is positioned on Sprowston Mews in Forest Gate. Composed utilizing a stupendous palette of pale gray ‘marble stone’ brick, metal, and honey-hued Douglas fir-faced plywood, the open-plan areas lengthen over three flooring. An extremely shiny, putting metallic staircase with large skylights above attracts mild into each room, illuminating the 1,850 sq ft of inner house. The bottom ground at the moment features as a separate annexe, and there’s a south-facing walled backyard. The home is 5 minutes’ stroll from Forest Gate station, with a direct service to London Paddington by way of the Elizabeth Line.
Sprowston Mews has develop into sought-after by self-builders and designers alike, impressed by the custom of experimental constructing on London’s mews within the Sixties and drawn to the splendidly quiet location, in addition to the chance to create a brand new artistic neighborhood within the East Finish. This home gained a RIBA London Award 2022.
The Architect
Whereas on the Richard Rogers Partnership, Marcus Lee was concerned with lots of the observe’s flagship designs, together with the Lloyds Constructing and Heathrow Terminal 5. After 21 years, he left to determine his personal observe, FLACQ, which later merged with Arup Associates. His stunning design for Framehouse was featured on Grand Designs and gained a RIBA award for architectural excellence earlier than it was offered by The Fashionable Home in 2015. Lee is at the moment a associate of Leep Architects.
The Tour
This home was accomplished in 2019 and is one in every of a pair by the architect. Lee’s architectural language tends in direction of the assured use of uncovered supplies, combining structural timbers or beams with glazed sections to create heat residing areas which can be thoughtfully conceived for household life. The entire home consists with the identical restrained palette of supplies, creating a way of circulation and ease at every degree.
The home sits behind weathered metal gates and picket screening that create a entrance courtyard. From right here, doorways lead left to the bottom ground, which is at the moment used as a self-contained annexe, and straight forward to the principle staircase. The home is organized in an upside-down format, with residing areas organized on the highest ground to maximise mild and views. The second-floor lounge and kitchen have dramatic ceilings with uncovered RSJs, which have been paired with easy concrete flooring underfoot. The bespoke kitchen has Douglas fir-faced ply joinery and lacquered tops. Inside doorways permit the room to open to the stairwell, giving the impact of a winter backyard.
On the primary ground beneath are a pair of bedrooms with a beautiful Jack and Jill rest room that sits between them. Each have giant, hid wardrobes in the identical pure wooden that runs all through. The principle bed room has a big bathtub and nook window, mirrored on the extent beneath, that permits views down the mews.
The format of the bottom ground plan mirrors that of the extent above however has been organized to permit it for use flexibly as a separate visitor unit or dwelling workplace; there may be additionally a kitchenette right here. The Jack and Jill rest room on this degree permits some separation from the sleeping and residing areas. The inner scheme is deceptively easy, created with intelligent architectural slights of hand to maximise the constructing’s footprint in an environment friendly and exquisite method.
The Space
This a part of London has seen vital funding lately, with London’s eastwards development following the speedy improvement of Stratford and the Olympic Park (a 30-minute stroll from the house). Wanstead Flats are inside quarter-hour stroll and represent the southern portion of Epping Forest – one of many largest expanses of frequent land in London. The Flats have a lot of established walks with great views of town. Close by West Ham Park is nice for households and has sports activities pitches. Additionally shut at hand is Outdated Manor Park Library Studios, a undertaking supported by Newham that conserves the historic richness of an vital constructing and offers a brand new sort of house for artistic industries in London.
Forest Gate station lies on the newly opened Elizabeth line, and has providers to Liverpool Avenue, Farringdon, Tottenham Court docket Highway and Paddington stations (and shortly Bond Avenue) earlier than the road forks at Hayes and Harlington, one department heading to Studying and the opposite to Heathrow Airport. Close by Wanstead Park Station is inside 10 minutes stroll and has Overground providers to north and east London.
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