Located in the Westbridge Road Conservation Area in Battersea by the River Thames, the house is part of a group of brown brick cottages, dated circa 1840, originally with a flat roof at the rear and sixteen pane sash windows. This brick cottage has been renovated by Extrarchitecture. The final design of the house has been achieved in three different stages spread in the past 10 years and completed in May 2015. The main challenge – not mentioning digging a 300 cubic metre basement in close proximity to the river – was to create a contemporary design capable of merging the different phases of construction without appearing to be a mish-mash of materials and styles.

这栋房子位于泰晤士河畔巴特西的西桥路保护区内，是一组棕色砖房的一部分，建于1840年左右，最初在屋后有一个平顶，还有16个窗玻璃。这座砖房已经被外部建筑改造过了。这座房子的最终设计已在过去10年中分三个不同阶段完成，并于2015年5月完成。主要的挑战-更不用说在靠近河流的地方挖掘300立方米的地下室-是创造一种现代设计，能够将不同的建筑阶段融合在一起，而不会出现材料和风格的混乱。

The first impact the house makes is one of surprise: a meticulous conservative restoration to the front of the house leads into a modern open plan interior with sharp lines softened by a French honey-colour limestone floor and antique family furniture. This approach of contrasting modern sharp lines with warm finishes and vintage furniture is often used by extrArchitecture in residential projects to avoid the aseptic white box effect.

这座房子产生的第一个影响是令人惊讶的：对房子前部进行细致、保守的修复，形成了一个现代化的开放式室内设计，锋利的线条被法国蜂蜜色石灰石地板和古老的家庭家具所软化。这种将现代锋利的线条与温暖的饰面和老式家具进行对比的方法，在住宅项目中经常被外部建筑所采用，以避免无菌的白盒效应。

The Ground Floor respects Modern Architecture’s open space rules. The different zones and functions are defined by furniture but merging one into the other. The bespoke ten metre long piece of furniture in white matt lacquered Betacryl forms the kitchen workspace which then transforms itself into a console for the dining space and a cabinet and bookshelves for the living area.

底层尊重现代建筑的开放空间规则。不同的区域和功能是由家具定义的，但将其中一个合并到另一个。定制的10米长的白色马特漆贝塔基尔家具构成了厨房工作空间，然后转变成餐厅的控制台和客厅的橱柜和书架。

Super-slim sliding full height glass doors create the in-out connection with the garden to be enjoyed all year round. The studio, a wooden volume with green roof in the back garden, optically doubles up the house.

超薄滑动全高度玻璃门创造了与花园的入口连接，全年都可以享受。这间工作室是一本木制的书，后花园里有绿色的屋顶，在光上把房子翻了一番。

Every detail has been focused on accentuating height and light. Five metres height space between dining and living zone distract the attention from the cottage’s traditional low ceilings and creates a fluid connection between the floors. The extensive use of glass, open tread staircase, skylight and white walls fills the house with light in any season.

每一个细节都集中在强调高度和光线上。餐厅和生活区之间5米高的空间分散了人们对小屋传统低矮天花板的注意力，并在地板之间创造了一种流畅的连接。广泛使用的玻璃，开放的踏板楼梯，天窗和白色的墙壁充满了光在任何季节的房子。

The basement with its three metre ceiling height, tall doors and light-well with plants is completely integrated into the house. A meticulous study has been done on bespoke storage to avoid the natural clutter produced in a family house and to give space and freedom to each member of the family and guests. Photography © Barbara Corsico

地下室有三米高的天花板、高高的门和有植物的明渠，完全融入了这座房子。为了避免家庭住宅中产生的自然杂乱，并给每个家庭成员和客人以空间和自由，我们对定制存储进行了细致的研究。摄影(芭芭拉·科西科)

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