Stoke Newington House

Full-height glazed doors frame garden views from remodelled and refurbished Victorian terraced Hackney home, harmonising traditional and contemporary aesthetics between inside and out

Project Information

Category

Residential

Location

London

Year

2024

Cost

Confidential

Client

Private

Architect

Ambient Studio

Structural Engineer

Elite Designers

Party Wall Surveyor

Teague & Co

Photography

Lorenzo Zandri

Located upon a quaint residential street in Hackney, the clients sought to modernise and expand their Victorian terraced property through extending, reconfiguring and refurbishing throughout.

The 3-bed house benefitted from large voluminous rooms and a lush south facing garden, yet spaces were disconnected from one another with minimal connection to the garden. The project’s primary focus was to address these two critical issues whilst enlarging the house into a 4-bedroom home.

Two newly established ground floor axis’ stretch from front to back, each pulling the internal spaces together in a sequential manner, whilst framing long extended views outwards to the garden. A combined side-infill and rear extension opens up a newly created kitchen / dining space, with a stepped glazed facade, maximising natural light intake and garden views from all angles.

First floor reconfigurations create a master bedroom suite, accompanied with a walk-in wardrobe and en-suite bathroom, whilst retaining space for a built-in laundry pantry, a family bathroom and a second bedroom. A new outrigger roof extension and linked rear roof dormer extension combine to form a newly created second floor to the house, hosting a work-from-home study and a guest bedroom with additional shower room.

Front facade of Victorian terraced house in Stoke Newington, London, UK.

Oak kitchen cabinetry with hidden pantry, freestanding kitchen island and antique brass hardware and L-shaped rooflight over side extension.

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors and paving extending from inside to out.

Sliding doors balance functionality with aesthetics, allowing for large openings and minimal framing in a soft white tone, minimising visual presence and ultimately maximising the visual connection between inside and out.

Framed view of garden across contemporary oak kitchen.

Stone fireplace with brick hearth and adjacent in-built cabinetry to Living Room chimney breast.

L-shaped rooflight over side extension framing views of sky and garden.

Framing extends beyond the ceiling line, exxagerating the open connection to the outside, pulling in natural light and directing views towards the sky

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors connecting kitchen and dining space to garden.

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors and paving extending from inside to out.

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors and paving extending from inside to out.

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors and paving extending from inside to out.

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors and paving extending from inside to out.

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors and paving extending from inside to out.

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors connecting kitchen and dining space to garden.

Internal paving extends uninterrupted to the outside, this inspired by Mediterranean architecture, a style and characteristic loved by the client. This brings together the garden sitting area with the outdoor garden patio

L-shaped glazing over the side-infill extension welcomes natural light into the kitchen and central snug, whilst also reducing the perceived presence of the new architecture upon the neighbours, still allowing light to next door

Oak kitchen cabinetry with hidden pantry, freestanding kitchen island and antique brass hardware and L-shaped rooflight over side extension.

Oak kitchen cabinetry with hidden pantry, freestanding kitchen island and antique brass hardware and L-shaped rooflight over side extension.

The kitchen island and hidden pantry is rotated perpendicular to the space so one can prepare food or host social occasions whilst facing the open space and garden beyond

Painted white fluted timber cabinetry below L-shaped rooflight to side extension.

Oak kitchen cabinetry with floating wall shelving, freestanding kitchen island and antique brass hardware.

The interior design gently combines traditional and contemporary architecture using soft, delicate tones, natural materials, and crafted textures

Minimal interior design of central TV Room / Snug located between Living Room and Kitchen.

Minimal interior design of central TV Room / Snug located between Living Room and Kitchen, with framed views of sky and garden via new L-shaped rooflight over side extension.

The result is a harmonious sequence of spaces that calmly transition from social to private as one moves upwards throughout the house

Refurbished traditional staircase with carpet runners extending from ground floor to first floor, with wall lights.

Children's bedroom with sash window and column radiator.

Painted custom wardrobes, sash window and column radiator.

Master bedroom with pendant lights.

Freestanding bath below painted sash window.

Oak veneered bathroom cabinetry with double his and hers sink below wall mounted mirror beside a tiled walk-in shower with antique brass shower head and mixers.

Oak veneered bathroom cabinetry with double his and hers sink below wall mounted mirror with adjacent double wall lights.

Large windows and skylights draw in soft natural light, exposing naturalistic tones and articulating gentle, delicate textures

Soft wall tones, recessed cabinetry, mirrored doors and wall hung basin in with gold sanitary hardware in Bathroom.

Brass shower head and mixer with soft coloured tiling to bath.

Tiled walk-in shower with wall niche and rooflight over.

Traditional victorian staircase to second floor.

Armchair beside new aluminium framed sliding window extending beyond ceiling.

Chair beside new aluminium framed sliding window extending beyond ceiling with internal glass balustrade.

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors and paving extending from inside to out.

Contemporary ground floor side and rear extension to a Victorian London terraced house, featuring full-height glazed doors and paving extending from inside to out.

Tam & Rhianna, Stoke Newington, London

Ambient Studio helped define our brief, clarify our priorities, and unlock the full potential of our home. Their thoughtful design process guided us through options to ensure every decision suited our needs. With attention to detail and materiality, they’ve created a beautifully reconfigured, light-filled home that seamlessly blends old and new—perfect for our family.

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