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The Sponge Queens Park Ecology Sustainability Contemporary Residential Architecture Unagru East London Architects
The Sponge Queens Park Ecology Sustainability Contemporary Residential Architecture Unagru East London Architects
The Sponge Queens Park Ecology Sustainability Contemporary Residential Architecture Unagru East London Architects
The Sponge Queens Park Ecology Sustainability Contemporary Residential Architecture Unagru East London Architects
The Sponge Queens Park Ecology Sustainability Contemporary Residential Architecture Unagru East London Architects
The Sponge Queens Park Ecology Sustainability Contemporary Residential Architecture Unagru East London Architects
The Sponge Queens Park Ecology Sustainability Contemporary Residential Architecture Unagru East London Architects

The Sponge
Queen's Park, London
 

The Sponge is a reimagined traditional Victorian terrace to become the first house that our couple of clients shared, after being married for several years. The main challenge and pleasure in the project has been to work with the clients to create the perfect setting for two lives to come together, not as a sum of spaces and tastes, but as a new and unexpected whole. The name is inspired by the deliberate design intention of puncturing the house as much as possible with windows, skylights and glass, allowing natural daylight to penetrate deep within. 

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To read more, please download our project sheet here.

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"We chose Davide unhesitatingly to be our architect after he described a vision utterly different to other Victorian conversions in Queens Park, melding cultural influences, sustainability concerns and lifestyle ‘needs’ with his design. We particularly love the angled polished plaster walls, allowing light and shadows to magically change the mood in the house from day to evening, different on each level, creating literally our dream space."  - B.R., 2021

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Architect                       

Unagru Architecture Urbanism

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Structural Engineer      

Structures Made Easy

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M & E Engineer

Will Potter Partnership

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Contractor

Rimi Renovations

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Joinery

Progetto 172

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Photographer

Stale Eriksen

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Completion year    

2020

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Area                       

170 sqm

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Project budget       

< £500,000

Don't Move, Improve Awards

Shortlisted

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Build It Award 2021

Shortlisted 

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Open House Festival 2021

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