The Archway house extension is a composition of abstract sculptural forms and spaces, and discrete functional ‘furnishings’ at various scales.
Project Name: House in Archway
Studio Name: WILLIAM TOZER Associates
Location: Archway, London
Completed: 2023
Client: private
Size: 55 sqm
Cost: £150,000
Project team: William Tozer, Tom Shelswell, Adoracion Marco, Harpreet Marway, Grace Losasso, Rebecca Palmer, Shravan George, Aya Mousa
Photographer: WILLIAM TOZER Associates, Lucasz Wielkoszynski
The project curates and re-frames the context and history of its site, and captures the open-endedness of the processes of demolition and construction.
The project makes sculptural compositions of volumes and planes, loosely dividing open-plan spaces into zones of use through their alignments and misalignments, changes of floor and ceiling level, and continuities and distinctions in the selection of materials, lighting, and other fixtures and fittings.
Experiencing the finished architectural project gives users and viewers a sense of engagement with the processes of conception, demolition and construction that are usually erased—a form of ‘action architecture’, giving formal and spatial expression to contemporary craft processes, including writing and drawing.
