Article source: Space Group of Architects

This project is many things, but boring is certainly not one of them. As the name suggests, it certainly has a split personality but also contains an avalanche of details. There is the original Edwardian part which sits in stark contrast with the contemporary volume at the back. This approach manages to address the different desires of the two clients: There are the historical, slightly romantic rooms in the old house counterbalanced by the contemporary, minimal but warm box at the back.

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• Architects: Space Group of Architects
• Project: Schizophrenic Gesamtkunstwerk
• Location: Wanstead, London

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