Curve Appeal

nimtim architects

Southwark, 2022

Shortlisted

The project completely reinvents an existing 1920s semi-detached house through the addition of a single joinery element that brings functionality, warmth and tactility to a reimagined family space. The joinery showcases the clients’ collection of objects through fragments of arched alcoves, a motif throughout the new design. As well as storing books, cupboards for crockery and a crafting area, the joinery partitions conceal structural elements, large sliding doors, and includes glazed openings that allow playful glimpses to and from adjacent spaces.

The brief identified a focus on improving connectivity, daylight and legibility of spaces. nimtim architects identified the objectives that could be met without the need to extend or radically alter the structure of the house. The new joinery element acts as fire separation to the upstairs ensuring a safe and compliant layout, and accommodates a range of services and functions freeing up the spaces around it to be more flexible and adaptable. A limited pallet of inexpensive materials have been playfully arranged to celebrate the family’s daily lives.

The result is a playful and unique new family home that provides a template for how we can deliver high quality architectural interventions with much reduced material use and environmental impact.

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“By delivering the ambitions of the client brief through a single intervention, we were able to significantly reduce the programme, expense and environmental impact of the project.”

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