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photographed by cristóbal palma, the building is clad with dark timber boards that enclose a series of private spaces and direct views towards the crashing waves.
the main feature of the design is the huge kitchen, dining and living space that opens out to the pool and the horizon beyond.
the house consists of three separate brick volumes set above a continuous living space on the ground floor.
the renovation preserves the original masonry façade but carves out a new world inside, one which prioritizes light, space and openness.
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more commentsBTW, I love London’s love-hate relationship with contemporary architecture. I mean how many cities name their buildings with such playful names like the ‘gherkin’, ‘pickle’, ‘shard’, ‘eye’? Even the Big Ben lol. The only other city would be Barcelona with the NSFW name I would give the Agbar Tower. =P
I love Renzo Piano’s work. Fits great into the London city scape, and unlike Norman Foster’s city hall and Gherkin, this building really starts putting London on the map as a skyscraper city to be reckoned with. I wonder if London’s height and line of sight regulations for historic structures have been altered, since this is on the opposite side of the Thames.