A Brockley Side is a project designed by CAN. A rear side extension opens the back of this Victorian terrace house to it?s garden. A new glazed roof brings light deep into the plan. The floor throughout the rear of the house was lowered to provide additional head height and a consistent level with the new patio. The large pivot door allows unobstructed views of the garden, visually extending the space. Photography by Jim Stephenson
Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019

Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019
Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019
Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019
Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019
Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019 Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019
Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019
Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019
Brockley Home by CAN. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019

The exterior is imagined as three volumes each defined by a different material. The painted brick of the first floor sits on top of a striped timber cube with the smallest volume realised in ribbed render. The party wall is defined with white mosaic tiles and an oversized galvanised downpipe.
The tiles continue inside, defining a structural column and the plant shelf which extends from front to back. The interior uses a paired back material palette; whitewashed douglas fir joinery sits on top of a seamless resin floor w...