Southside Common Townhouse
Designed for a couple passionate about art, the long, narrow site provided the setting and constraints for this unique new-build house fronting Wimbledon Common.
Wimbledon, London
Organised over three floors, the residence is primarily below ground. The main entrance is through the cylinder form at ground level, which takes its form and position from the original house that occupied the site. Access to the rear garden is from the lower ground floor, and a second entrance is from the basement car park.
Natural solid light slots follow the stair’s edge to the lowest basement floor.
Double-height spaces allow light to enter deeper into the space, creating a dramatic sculpted interior. A vertical stair is located directly below a large linear roof light which parallels the boundary wall.
A simple natural material palette of stone, oak and blackened steel is carefully composed and detailed throughout the three floors.
Completed 2011
Photography by Dusan Todorovic