这是一个从一开始就非常特别的项目……D*Haus被邀请为一个雄心勃勃的底层后部扩建项目投标，客户的要求很明确–最大限度地利用空间和光线，打开整个后部外墙，同时保留一个户外庭院空间。
This was a very special project from the Start…D*Haus was invited to tender for an ambitious ground floor rear extension, the Clients brief was clear – to maximise space and light, opening up the entire rear facade but at the same time keeping an outdoor courtyard space.
在世界闻名的哥伦比亚路花卉市场的背景下。花卉市场最初是一个周六交易市场。为了适应当地犹太商人的需要，根据议会法案，它被移至周日。这条街的背景可能是1817年，而不是2017年，因为除了鲜花和五颜六色的街头艺术和游荡在有关地点及其周围的人物之外，外墙和维多利亚时代的砖块建筑纹理或多或少没有被破坏。
Set within the backdrop of the world-famous Columbia Road flower market. The flower market began as a Saturday trading market. It was moved to Sunday, by Act of Parliament, in order to accommodate the needs of local Jewish traders. The context of the street could be 1817 rather than 2017 as the facade and Victorian brick architectural grain is more or less unblemished apart from the flowers and colourful street art and characters that roam the streets in and around the site in question.
施工过程是复杂的，充满了需要克服的压力障碍，但由于有一个非常积极和善解人意的客户，我们通过了终点线，并交付了我们所做过的最令人满意的项目之一。承包商开始进场时遇到的一个巨大问题是底层的开辟工程。我们发现有一个巨大的面包房烤箱，几乎有整个院子那么大，这在结构上是不安全的。我们与承包商和结构工程师一起，用一块大的钢筋混凝土板解决了这个问题。
The Construction was complex and complicated fraught with stressful obstacles to overcome but with an extremely hands-on and understanding client, we got past the finish line and delivered one of the most satisfying projects we have ever worked on. One huge problem encountered when the contractor started on site was the opening up works on the ground floor. We discovered there was a giant bakery oven nearly the size of the whole yard, which was structurally unsafe. Together with the contractor and the Structural engineers, we solved this with a large steel-reinforced concrete slab.
作为建筑师，我们不仅关注空间和光线的最大化，还关注保护和提高财产价值的潜在回报。设计的灵感来自于弯曲的花园砖墙，它被用于一个旧的自行车商店和烧烤区。通过敲开后墙，将地面空间一直延伸到场地的范围，我们最大限度地扩大了地面面积。然后，我们将基准线拉平，使整个底层处于一个水平面上，这增强了空间感。我们使用了漂亮的抛光混凝土地板，从厨房起居室一直蜿蜒到外部庭院，这创造了一种模糊的内外感觉，所以在天气好的时候，这里不是两个房间，而是一个大房间。
As architects, we not only look to maximises space and light but also protect and enhance potential return in property value. The inspiration from where the design starts is the curved garden brick wall that was used for an old bike store and barbeque area. By knocking through the rear wall and taking the floor space all the way to the extent of the site, we maximised the floor area. We then evened out the datum so that the entire ground floor was on one level which enhances the feeling of space. We did this with a beautiful patterned polished concrete floor that meanders from the kitchen living room all the way to the external courtyard, this creates a blurred sense of what’s inside and out, so in fairer weather, there is not two rooms but one large one.
下一个要拆除的大墙是现有的厨房墙，它的小窗子使现有的房间处于近乎黑暗的状态，用一根大钢梁把它打开，意味着我们能够在头顶上的巨大天窗下容纳一张8人餐桌，还有一扇更大的巨型钢制转轴门，可以通往庭院。
The next large wall to go was the existing kitchen wall with its small sash windows that kept the existing room in near darkness, opening this up with a large steel beam meant we were able to accommodate a dining table for 8 people framed under a giant skylight above one’s head and a giant steel pivot door that is even bigger, to access the courtyard.
这些结构性的开口在质量上相互作用和反应，让阳光流淌进来。厨房在空间中流畅地流动，并被置于一系列惊人的无框自清洁玻璃之下，给人以蓝天下双高容积的感觉。
These tectonic openings in the mass play and react with one and another and let the sun stream in. The kitchen flows fluidly around the space and is framed under a host of amazing frameless self-cleaning glazing that gives the feeling of a double-height volume under a blue sky.
Architects: The DHaus Company
Area: 35 m²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Richard Chivers
City:London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Country:United Kingdom