vegetarian cottage by cousins & cousins expands victorian home in london

vegetarian cottage by cousins & cousins expands victorian home in london
photo © jack hobhouse
all images courtesy of cousins & cousins

the ‘vegetarian cottage’ is a former four-bedroom house had been outgrown by the family, but rather than look for a new home, the owners decided to radically alter their existing property. architects cousins & cousins took the brief for an extra bedroom, and extended it to create an entirely different space that would enhance how the residents interact with one another.

the dining room
photo © jack hobhouse

the glazed wall of the dining area has been created by removing brick
photo © jack hobhouse

the boundary between interior and exterior has been blurred
photo © jack hobhouse

the addition has been placed on the second floor and the ground floor kitchen and dining area have been combined to form a single open-plan space. a large frameless window has been incorporated at the lower level, which creates a focal point for the building and blurs the boundaries between the interior and exterior.

the extension reuses many elements from the original framework: bricks from the demolition process have been retained, bathroom windows have been relocated to the bedroom, and even the kitchen cupboards have been incorporated into the dining area. the architects believe that they have stayed true to the history of east london, as neighboring structures in the area were also traditionally built using local materials.

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