Type: New Build House
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Client: Private
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Location: Camden, London
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Status: Planning ‘22
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Client: Private
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Location: Camden, London
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Status: Planning ‘22
Ash Tree House
A low carbon new build detached house in the Hampstead Conservation Area. The house takes its inspiration from the dramatic topography of Sandy Heath, and the bucolic surroundings.
Situated on a vacant plot along an unmade road, the house steps back from the road to create a courtyard garden around a towering ash tree. Set into the hillside, the L-shaped house encircles a densely planted lower garden.
The sloping roofs respond both to the topography of the site, and the prevailing character of surrounding buildings. A green roof to the lower building ensures a green outlook from the upper level, and a sloped clerestory to the upper roof affords a view from the garden through the building to the canopy of trees on Sandy Heath. ![Upper terrace projecting over the garden](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa70b8567272541764c6fbcb7347836aa90ad1640684b369f6fcc23384615de1/artefact-NorthEnd-1.jpg)
![Entrance through the ash tree courtyard](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd3ce695dff4483b3a0a9a7baef7962ca48ebc5d9b4f08278662cf59472ae420/artefact-NorthEnd-2.jpg)
![Proposed Upper Ground](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54f9894ae24cc06d2bf18ed1886b705c8bd5fc309a58fcee1a9bec101f6c8da2/W_008_004-2.png)
![Proposed Lower Ground](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/713c82ce05ba7aa2433d0e869c3688b61b151a0831c5ae4973fc4ee6b6852a1d/W_008_003-2.png)
![Site Plan](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d125ba0edcf50d8373cf54ef2c663bb41677b9d035f23b4b6851c2c3efaa5b0/W_008_SitePlan.jpg)
The upside-down house is arranged over two single storey volumes, with living spaces at entrance level and bedrooms on the lower ground floor. The living room opens up onto a generous terrace, which frames long views towards West Heath. Lower level bedrooms have windows that frame views to the lush garden.
![Existing Site Photo](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a06a3fe4894ba6260f5811d471d284fe303caa22bde3ffdabd3fc7f9bf456963/artefact-NorthEnd-5.jpg)
![Mature Ash Tree on Site](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/784f4bc49239d5dde8ff61070226e8f54703937612eccb6e31b192028c6f3637/artefact-NorthEnd-6.jpg)
Team:
Structural Engineer - Simple Works