Located in London, United Kingdom, the High House is a contemporary family home redesigned in 2020 by Dallas-Pierce-Quintero.

Description
Sited atop a steep hill in Hackney, East London, this remodelling of a Victorian terrace house creates a light and airy contemporary family home rich in character. The house’s location has been maximised with a rooftop extension that lets in abundant sunlight and opens up views across London.
The existing house didn’t provide enough rooms, nor the quality of spaces that the clients needed. The proposed design sought to improve the flow between spaces and bring coherency to house. Construction works included the demolition of the existing single-storey rear extension and its replacement with a two-storey extension to open up the ground floor living area and create a family bathroom. Key to the success of these spaces was the decision to relocate and simplify the staircase to allow improved access between floors. At ground floor the lounge, dining room and kitchen flow into each other, with exposed steel beams and roof joists complimenting the original Victorian features and plasterwork. The wide planks of new Douglas fir flooring unite the ground floor rooms and brings warmth and added texture to the spaces. At the back of the property the new extension accommodates a generous kitchen with large windows looking onto a mature garden.
The new timber lined staircase incorporates clever shoe drawers within the...