House for a Violinist
by Klas Hyll茅n Architecture
Client Private
Award 澳门王中王 South West and Wessex Award 2024
A gap in a terrace of Grade II listed 18th century weavers鈥� cottages in Bradford-on-Avon has sparked the creation of a wonderfully inventive home where modernity meets tradition in a cascade of spaces over five levels. Two adjacent three-storey houses had previously been combined, using the gap as a courtyard garden. The client, a professional violinist, bought them and commissioned the architects to remodel them into a single dwelling with space where he could play without his bow hitting the low ceilings.
A bold new intervention fills the gap, fitting in quietly with the terrace while having its own distinct character. The journey through the house is inventive and unpredictable. A dramatic new staircase made of blackened steel has been inserted to link the different levels, pulled slightly away from the walls to allow light down and expressing the height of the building.
Contractors Craft Renovations Ltd
Structural Engineer Malishev Engineers
Steel Fabricators, Internal Staircase Walcot Metal Fabrication
Gross internal area in m虏 178
