MMAS Architects

MMAS Architects

The project involved the demolition of kitchen, utility and out–houses, to be re–configured within a new extended dining area and living space with a new shower room at first floor level. The family desired a more appropriate spatial fit to their specific patterns of family life, one that prioritised daylit spaces and direct and visual connections to their distinctive garden, in which they spend much of their time. A suitable space was also required to allow the client, a graffiti artist, to work from home.

We proposed a single, open–plan space sub–divided with fixed furniture to loosely define zones. The cranked plan embraces and addresses two mature apple trees in the garden, the pivot points of the proposal. The resulting form maximises the view into the garden and allows west light to penetrate deep into the plan. The dining area opens into the garden with bi–fold doors, acting as a garden room. 

The exterior form involves a series of interlocking, rectilinear volumes that merge with the existing living volume, distorting the perception of old and new. The work area is detached from the main dwelling, housed in a timber clad volume partially submerged within the garden. This provides a clear separation between live and work whilst providing substantial wall space as a ‘testing wall’ for creative ideas.

The project involved the demolition of kitchen, utility and out–houses, to be re–configured within a new extended dining area and living space with a new shower room at first floor level. The family desired a more appropriate spatial fit to their specific patterns of family life, one that prioritised daylit spaces and direct and visual connections to their distinctive garden, in which they spend much of their time. A suitable space was also required to allow the client, a graffiti artist, to work from home.

We proposed a single, open–plan space sub–divided with fixed furniture to loosely define zones. The cranked plan embraces and addresses two mature apple trees in the garden, the pivot points of the proposal. The resulting form maximises the view into the garden and allows west light to penetrate deep into the plan. The dining area opens into the garden with bi–fold doors, acting as a garden room. 

The exterior form involves a series of interlocking, rectilinear volumes that merge with the existing living volume, distorting the perception of old and new. The work area is detached from the main dwelling, housed in a timber clad volume partially submerged within the garden. This provides a clear separation between live and work whilst providing substantial wall space as a ‘testing wall’ for creative ideas.

Ardmore Park