Street Elevation, Private House, West London
Here we have a private house transformation in West London by Coupdeville Architects who have transformed a dated bungalow into an elegant contemporary family home.
Staircase Coupdeville Private house
Coupdeville Architects have created a stylish contemporary family home on a site in West London formerly occupied by an unremarkable bungalow. This substantial, environmentally efficient family home responds to the client’s brief, providing 5,000 sq ft of accommodation arranged over three storeys and a basement. Similar in scale to its immediate neighbours, the scheme was awarded early planning approval.
View of street-facing elevation, Private House, West London
The design is a series of stepped, framed boxes which allows both an interaction of the forms and provides a series of terraces and overhangs. The clerestories between the ground and first floors animate the space and allow daylight to penetrate deeper into the home. From the street this series of set-backs culminates in a second floor master suite configured as a distinct pavilion.
View of the garden elevation, Private House, West London
The client says; ‘‘With our growing family, the small bungalow on the site was no longer viable. Coupdeville have designed a spacious, warm and inviting family home filled with light. Their expertise and time spent on close consultations with the council ensured planning permission for our sensitive location was granted first time.”
View from entrance hallway into living area, Private House, West London
The double-height entrance foyer features a glass walkway over supporting beams which provides dynamic views of the building’s structure beneath. Internally the building makes the most of the views to the rear garden and brings light into the basement spaces through imaginative use of voids and light wells.
View of kitchen, Private House, West London
Timber louvres set into the frames provide shade and privacy whilst mediating the transition between the solid walls and the floor to ceiling glazing. Coupdeville has also designed the softly contoured landscaping scheme which provides a subtle foil to the contemporary aesthetic of the house.
View of play area, Private House, West London
Project Team
Client: Private
Contractor: TLC
Basement and frame contractor: Firm Stand Structural engineer: QED Structures Interior design: Yam Studios
Lighting: John Cullen Lighting.
Solar technology and heating: r-eco Audio visual: Another Planet AV Landscape: Natural Stone Landscapes Garden design: We Love Plants Green wall: Scotscape
Concrete bench: Set Workshop Photographer: Jack Hobhouse.
View of bedroom, Private House, West London
Coupdeville are passionate about creating intelligent and creative buildings. As a practice they encourage dialogue from an early stage in order to establish a clear design strategy. They use drawings, CGIs and models to articulate their clients aspirations and inform the wider project team.
View of dining area, Private House, West London
The studio in London offers a flexible team who are experienced in delivering thoughtful, resourceful and timely design solutions.
Rear exterior private house by Coupdeville