Sheldon Avenue is a contemporary house in a conservation area in Hampstead. In order to respect neighbouring properties, the front elevation combines a traditional silhouette with an unmistakably contemporary composition. It is at the rear of the house, however, where the real drama is revealed.
The U-shaped layout of the house is arranged around a fully glazed triple height atrium. This brings daylight into the heart of the house and gives uninterrupted views to the garden and landscape beyond. Its ziggurat-like profile contains a swimming pool at the lower ground floor, bright living and circulation spaces, and brings light into the central staircase and bedrooms above. More intimate spaces such as bedrooms and bathrooms are arranged on either side of this large open space.
The house combines smaller rooms and spaces for retreat, rest and contemplation, with generous open areas for meeting, entertaining and relaxing. The atrium, with its steel and glass staircase, successfully brings these different characteristics together.
Publications:
Case a Londre – 2009
The Sunday Times – 18th November 2007
Financial Times, How To Spend It – 20 October 2007
The Sunday Times, Inside Out – September 2006
100% Suburban House (Russian publication) – January/February 2006
The Evening Standard, Rich City – 15th June 2005
The Evening Standard, Homes and Property – 25th August 2004
Interior Digest – July 2004
London magazine – July 2004
Self-build and Design magazine – May 2004
idFX magazine – April 2004
The Evening Standard, Homes and Property – 3rd December 2003
