The Mews House, Bouverie Mews

 by Spatial Affairs Bureau 

 Client Rana Begum 

Award RIBA London Award 2023

The realisation that this extraordinary house is best viewed from the depths of Stoke Newington’s historic Abney Park Cemetery, comes as the first sign that visiting this building will inevitably be a different experience from any before. Indeed, nothing about this house is as expected. Designed by Spatial Affairs Bureau for a London-based visual artist and her family, it is composed of two separate volumes linked by a first-floor bridge. These volumes accommodate not only a busy art workshop and home, but also an additional compact flat at the top of the house, intended for ‘artists in residence’ who wish to spend time in London.  

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Contractor Barski Development Ltd 

Structural Engineer Structure Workshop 

Environmental / M&E Engineer David Lindsey (partner at Max Fordham & Partners but operating in private capacity) 

Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant Exigere 

Project Management Kempton Smith 

Landscape Design Spatial Affairs Bureau 

Interior Design Spatial Affairs Bureau 

Lighting Design Spatial Affairs Bureau 

Internal area 520 m2 (gross)