Tonal Terrace
Bradley Van Der Straeten Architects
Hackney, 2022
Longlisted
The brief for Tonal Terrace was to combine two separate dwellings into one home and restore the grand townhouse to its former glory for an actor with a serious eye for colour and a cinematographer with extensive technical knowledge of light. The basement level was opened up and extended out into the garden with a small infill to provide a sociable cooking/living space filled with natural daylight. This floor was kept bright, white, and textured with an almost technical feel, assisted by the white fittings, steels and perpendicular joists. Works to the upper floors were kept to a minimum with serious splashes of colour introduced to tie the house together but also provide an identity for each separate room.