Location: Bath, United Kingdom
Year: 2016
Awards
RIBA South West Award 2018, RIBA South West Small Project of the Year Award 2018
Architects: James Grayley Architects
Contractor: Emerys of Bath Ltd
Structural Engineers: Momentum Consulting Engineers
Photography: © David Grandorge
The project extends and reorganises the house to create living accommodation appropriate to 21st Century living while respecting the importance and character of the original historic house. A comprehensive historical study revealed an almost identical translation of scale and proportion to that of Andrea Palladio’s ‘Villa with superimposed Portico’ from book four of ‘I quattro libri dell’architettura’ with further investigations revealing the original architect, John Palmer, appears to have developed the house to conform to the systematic rules laid out by Palladio for both parametric formulas and objects in plan and elevation.
Through this study, a series of appropriate small interventions were proposed to undo previous internal restructuring of the house and restore the original plan form. A contemporary loggia space conceived of the same ruling geometry of the existing house were added in place of the previously removed garden structure. The new loggia opens up the living space and reunites the house with its garden.
James Grayley Architects
All images courtesy of James Grayley Architects | © David Grandorge
James Grayley Architects
James Grayley Architects is an award-winning, design-led practice with a rich track record of working across a broad spectrum of sectors, scales and budgets. The practice was formed in 2009 by James Grayley following ten years as an associate at Dow Jones Architects, and has offices in both London and Bath. more
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