wyclif street . london

(This project was designed and completed whilst I was an architect at Pollard Thomas & Edwards Architects in London)

The client, a leading social policy research organisation, had acquired a former Victorian vicarage adjacent to their existing offices in Islington. In addition to converting the vicarage into office accommodation and two flats for visiting academics, there was a significant challenge to link the two buildings to allow communication. 

Responding to a limited budget the design solution was a small building with links on three levels. At the principal level (upper ground) the link corridor widens to create a seating area for serendipitous meetings between colleagues. A steel bridge spans across the space connecting the first floors and is set beck from the glazing and structure to allow daylight to flow through from the double height Crittall glazing. The burnt umber colour of the exterior render was inspired by trips to northern Italy and was selected through analysis of the original mortar of the vicarage brickwork.

Credits:

Location: Clerkenwell, London

Client: Social & Community Planning Research

Architect: PTEA (Donald Bentley)

Structure: Andrew Smith

QS: Richard Keat Associates

Contractor: Fitzgerald & Burke

Photography: Paul Tyagi