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Barretts Grove House in Stoke Newington

New Residence in Northeast London design by Amin Taha + Groupwork Architects, England, UK

21 Jul 2017

Barretts Grove House, Stoke Newington

Location: Stoke Newington, Northeast London

Design: Amin Taha + Groupwork Architects

Barretts Grove House in Stoke Newington, London

photo © Timothy Soar

Client: Nick Grant
Awards: RIBA London Award 2017 and RIBA National Award 2017

photo © Timothy Soar

Barretts Grove is a characterful building in a disjointed urban street. Its adjacency to a primary school is a fitting location for a house built with the fairy-tale materials of brick, wood and straw. Inside, the building holds a series of generously proportioned, well-lit apartments; each with a wicker basket balcony that sticks out proud and far, like a salute to passers-by.

photo © Timothy Soar

The staggered hit-and-miss brick skin of the façade makes a larger-than-usual pattern, which fits the tallness of the overall building. Wrapping the skin up and over the roof, emphasizes the simplicity of the building’s form.

Inside, the feeling is of a large house split into many homes; a refreshing change from the cheap finishes and convoluted corridors of many apartment blocks.

The apartments are double aspect and each room is a good proportion. Space is used wisely and left over space is exploited, for example a strip of workspace overlooks the living room in the top maisonette making a small strip of space a delight to inhabit.

Barretts Grove Stoke Newington – Building Information

Contractor: Ecore Construction
Structural Engineers: Webb Yates Engineers
M&E Engineers: Syntegra
Quantity Surveyor: Amin Taha Archtitects
Fire Engineering: Optimise
Internal Area: 635 m²