th comments
ladylynnea said: "I thought that right away, also, that they weren't taking care of the bears properly. But it does state that they were trying to conserve water -- ..." [read]

scott said: "Hostile to Diesel? Bologna. I test drove the VW Passat TDI (diesel) the other day and the dealer said there is a 8 month waiting list for deliver..." [read]

David Magda said: "The claim of 'consumer hostility' is reminiscent of Detroit car-maker logic regarding the continued manufacture of gas-guzzling SUVs in th..." [read]

Nom_de_Guerre said: "John T I can't believe you are so naive (?) : -GMO's include genes by other species (not plants), viruses and antibiotics so good l..." [read]

Ambit Energy said: "Bio fuel can be one of the ways to reduce dependence on oil. Everybody has an opinion, but some things like corn should be left for food as the re..." [read]

Sliver House in London

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 04.11.07
Design & Architecture

sliver1.jpgWe first learned of Boyarsky Murphy Architects through the amazing conversion of a Wren church spire into an eleven storey flat. They certainly have a knack for tight spaces, for we now learn of their development of a house with only ten feet of frontage, on the site of a former wine vault for a pub next door. It widens out at the rear to 20 feet wide but is still a remakable job of squeezing a lot of living into a tiny space. Tony McIntire of BDonline says that upon entering "The room feels bigger than the small introduction would suggest, and bigger still because the terrace ends not with a panorama, but with a brick wall. You get the benefit of light without the dreariness of gazing out at a particularly vile 1930s apartment building and the container yard of Portakabins that is the back of the local school." and "the house’s steady dedication to getting the job done throws off a rather delightful wake in the form of highly contrasting spatial values, expressed in light and volume alone." ::bdonline
Pictures by Hélène Binet

sliver2.jpg

sliver3.jpg

Comments (3)

Other than the claustrophobic feel ....I love this. I'd love to see the place in person.

jump to top Gloria says:

I actually watched the making of this house on TV! I think It was made to spec. I wonder how much it would cost if put on the property market. Of course it wont be the average house price in London!

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)

th ads
th top picks
th ads