The Vivid Extension
YARD Architects
Southwark, 2025
Vivid House is the refurbishment and reconfiguration of a Grade II listed Georgian townhouse near Elephant and Castle. YARD Architects worked closely with bold and creative clients who had set their sights on a fun and colourful home for their young family. Arranged over four storeys, the lower ground floor was previously a separate studio unit, which was reintegrated back into the house enabling a new open lower ground floor level for family life to take hold. An existing rear extension was given a facelift, with new openings and a dramatic two-tone trellis cladding.
“My favourite part of the house is the arch between the kitchen and the dining space. This was a case of necessity being the mother of invention: the arch is there because there is a staircase above, and I love that it’s now such a defining feature of the space. It really captures the spirit we wanted with the project – making something unusual and fun from a house that was pretty tired before.”
