Mies X King George by CAN
Mies X King George is a project designed by CAN. A re-imagined Georgian glasshouse re-connects a Listed townhouse to it?s garden. The chamfered glazed enclosure is hung from a black steel frame which serves as structure and ornament. Photography by Jim Stephenson.
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018 Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
Highbury Place by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
The challenge was to do this using the footprint of the poorly insulated existing extension (only 12m2) which had become a storage room and acted as a barrier to the garden.
We wanted to create the internal qualities of the contemporary ?glass box? without the mundanity of it?s exterior. For this we looked to the restrained ornament and repetition of Georgian architecture. The external steel frame is made of the smallest ?off -the-shelf? I-Beams and has five repeating bays. The glazed enclosure is hung from this frame, removing the need for any internal structure and maximising internal space.
The frame also serves as an orname...
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