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Luker House In Barnes

Luker House In Barnes
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LUKER HOUSE IN BARNES

Jamie Fobert Architects

ARCHITECTS
Jamie Fobert Architects

JOINERY CONTRACTOR
Dickinson Joinery

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Pole Associates

CONTRACTOR
REM Projects Ltd

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
London, United Kingdom

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Services Engineer, Henry Luker, commissioned a generously-sized family home in the village of Barnes in South West London. 

Luker House In Barnes
© Jamie Fobert Architects
Luker House In Barnes
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The site had severe constraints, including flood risk, privacy and daylight issues, so the form of the new house is heavily dictated by its context.

The house is subtly detailed. A British stock brick mimics the facing material of neighbouring houses. 

The use of concrete, both at sunken ground floor level and in the form of an in-situ stair, makes reference to the previous industrial nature of the site. 

Luker House In Barnes
© Jamie Fobert Architects
Luker House In Barnes
© Jamie Fobert Architects
Luker House In Barnes
© Jamie Fobert Architects

Complementing the brick and concrete, bronze is used sparingly throughout the house.

A two-storey mass hugs the rear boundary while single-storey ‘pavilion’ elements extend into the site, enveloping a courtyard.

The ground floor living spaces, all of which open onto the courtyard, are sunken to ensure privacy and to enhance the sense of journey through a sequence of spaces, culminating in a generously proportioned living room.

Luker House In Barnes
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