Spruce House and Studio
by ao-ft
Client Private
Award RIBA London Award 2023 and RIBA National Award 2023 (sponsored by Forterra)
Spruce House and Studio is a new-build home and self-contained design studio constructed from cross-laminated timber (CLT) on an infill site in the Walthamstow Village Conservation Area. On what was once the village high street, the house is adjoined by different typologies that have transitioned from retail spaces into homes over the past century. The façade is reimagined as a shopfront, with the ground floor fully glazed behind slatted timber shuttering. This distinctive design feature continues into the interior with a series of slatted privacy screens offering glimpses through the house to the garden beyond.
Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.
Contractor PSS London
Environmental / M&E Engineer MES Building Solutions
Structural Engineer Entuitive
Landscape Architect Meeuwsen Muldoon
Fire Consultant IFC Group Fire Consultants
CLT Contractor ConstruktCLT
Groundworks Contractor Axel Keating
Staircase Contractor Industrial Projects/James Green
Internal area 132 m2 (gross)