#RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
Tsuruta architects' house of trace in london exposes structural history
‘House of trace’ is the intervention and renewal of an original extension to a private home by the london-based firm tsuruta architects.
a structural dialog has been created between the fabric of the previous structure and this new addition with its own identity. during construction, as the remnants of the old building were slowly peeled back and taken away, interesting elements were uncovered from the original fabric, the history has inherently been exposed and translated to the new addition. from the backyard, the façade of tsuruta’s design is defined by the sloped-roof form that has been fossilized contrasting against the lighter brick wall- like a memory or homage. the concept of delicate preservation has been transitioned internally, where old cracks has been purposely exposed within the corridor meanwhile the bare plaster finish is retained in the bedroom’s walls, offering a raw connection between past and present. the materials and furnishing convey a make-shift, flat-packed approach, where straightforward, low-cost building materials such as MDF, plywood is consistently used in the the chairs, zig-zagged bed frame, storage components and other subtly engraved details allowing the extension to form its own identity.
