Design Inspiration: Collage House by Jonathan Tuckey

Our design inspiration this week comes in the form of The Collage House by Jonathan Tuckey Design. Originally a steel fabrication workshop, the Collage House in Kilburn, London, is an exciting example of combining the old with the new. To create architecture and interiors which retain the history of an existing structure whilst adding a new dimension and use is no easy task. The Collage House was the creation of design firm, Jonathan Tuckey Design, and the goal was to create a home for Jonathan Tuckey himself. [caption id="attachment_7519" align="alignnone" width="760"] The garden courtyard at the Collage House By Jonathan Tuckey Design[/caption] From the street the building is not visible and all one can see is a narrow protruding box entrance. The rest of the house was built around a garden courtyard which was created by demolishing an original existing building. The challenge was to create a home from a 19th century industrial use building, retaining, where possible, the features that gave the original building its history and character but at the same time creating a home that was inviting and contemporary. [caption id="attachment_7527" align="alignnone" width="760"] The Collage House by Jonathan Tuckey Design[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7520" align="alignnone" width="760"] The original brick wall of the steel workshop in The Collage House by Jonathan Tuckey Design[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7528" align="alignnone" width="760"] The Collage House by Jonathan Tuckey Design[/caption] Jonathan Tuckey Design specialise in "...transforming existing buildings to contemporary uses. Our architecture is one of change, and we relish juxtaposing modern elements over original features to create dynamic and exciting spaces." Interestingly the firm create physical models of the sites and building they are working with which allows the client to see the space in 3D terms, often something clients relish as sometimes visualising architects drawings can be hard. [caption id="attachment_7522" align="alignnone" width="760"] The interior of The Collage House[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7523" align="alignnone" width="760"] The Collage House by Jonathan Tuckey Design[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7524" align="alignnone" width="760"] The Collage House by Jonathan Tuckey Design[/caption] We are completely taken with the industrial pipe taps in the kitchen and bathroom, a great example of retaining a sense of the buildings industrial heritage in a modern contemporary way. Check out more work by Jonathan Tuckey Design on their website. All Photography by Dirk Lindner via the Jonathan Tuckey Design      

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