Lordship Park
Bindloss Dawes Architects
Hackney, 2025
Shortlisted
When our client bought 28 Lordship Park it was a neglected property containing bedsit accommodation, suffering from historic bomb damage and subsidence. Bindloss Dawes was approached to repair the building, but also to convert it back into a single-family home. As well as a substantial rear extension, the work included a loft extension, a basement excavation and rethinking key living and sleeping spaces. The design combines a sensitive approach to adjacent buildings within the Conservation Area, at the same time creating a distinct and contemporary addition, containing an expressed cruciform reinforced concrete structure that stabilised the house.
“We love the way the house connects to the garden and how the sunlight shifts throughout the day. Also, how the structure is expressed in rough concrete, and how this is balanced by the different timbers, fabrics and textures, making a complex but calm family space. We also love the contrast to the Victorian house and the way that the new extension feels so private/hidden. Everyone who comes to our house are so surprised and never guess what lies behind the street side.”
