Red House terminates an existing Victorian terrace in East Dulwich, creating a three-bedroom, three-storey split-level 137sqm dwelling on a tight site with many pressures of overlooking. In many ways humble and deferential to the existing neighbouring houses, referencing existing forms and patterns, it is also bold and highly individual. The warm red brick, used locally as a highlight material, creates a striking facade, paired with a high-relief load-bearing concrete panel pigmented to match. Internally, spaces and views are carefully curated to ensure that light and greenery permeate the plan at all levels. A subtle interior palette punctuated by glimpses of external red brick and a darker ground floor datum - both reminders of the distinctive frontage and trace of the excavation to create the house - forms a blank canvas for the buyer to make their own. 31/44 provided a full architectural service from initial briefing discussions with the client (developer Arrant Land), through concept design, planning submissions and gaining full planning approval from Southwark Council (including a successful appeal), detailed design, traditional tender and appointment of a main contractor, to acting as contract administration while the scheme was on site, and final handover. The project has since won or been nominated for several awards, including: EU Mies van der Rohe Award 2019, nominee; The Manser Medal 2018, winner; RIBA London Small Project of the Year 2018, winner; RIBA London Award 2018, winner; RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize 2018, shortlisted; RIBA House of the Year 2018, shortlisted; Architects’ Journal House of the Year 2017, shortlisted; Architectural Review Emerging Architecture Prize 2017, shortlisted.