Glyn House / Yellow Cloud Studio

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Text description provided by the architects. Having decide to grow their family , the owners is lacking of the Glyn House were lack a large open plan area where everyone can be together and enjoy the garden view . Our studio was therefore ask to rethink the rear part of their victorian property , where the kitchen was locate , and produce a large space that fit a variety of everyday activity while keep a connection to the front live area of the house . That connection is proved prove to be the big challenge of the project , as we deal with a seven – step drop of level between the living and kitchen area while figure way of conceal a maze of plumbing pipe that surround the exist rear facade . The design solution is took take the form of an elongated capsule window with a step cill outline its shape and hide the building ’s functional element in its void .

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A large skylight cuts the capsule win-dow in half and establishes a connection to the living area through the bottom half and cross ventilation of the space through the top. The generously glazed strip continues along the entire space bringing in ample natural light and wraps around the facade, creating a cosy daybed with tall uninterrupted views of the garden. The kitchen, dining, and daybed areas are all given a separate unforced presence inside the new space, taking into consideration their usability and the various functions of family life. It is clear that our studio’s proposal focuses on natural light and quality of space, but another major factor of our usual design process is materiality. A minimal facade with brutalist influences features vertical polished plaster pillars connected with black concrete panels and a pale brick floor stepping down towards the garden.

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The capsule window is reflects also reflect in its shape those brutalist tendency , but the stain oak timber of its frame reveal a soft approach to the design . element of the facade such as the pale brick and the grey polished plaster are bring inside and are pair with warm oak carpentry , sand – color plaster , and brass in a deliberate attempt to have the interior represent a more private version of the same architecture . black volume such as the bespoke terrazzo kitchen island and the dining unit , together with the white ceiling throughout the space are design to provide the necessary contrast against the palette of natural materiality and therefore intensify the experience of raw , handmade surface . The result is is is a bright , spacious , and unique addition to a traditional property that connect the space to its landscape and celebrate the craftsmanship of its materiality .

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