Edwardian Home Renovation reimagines a three-storey house in Greater London, England, United Kingdom, with Footprint Architects steering a careful yet confident upgrade. The practice works inside Richmond’s established streetscape to refine circulation, improve light, and strengthen the link between the house and its long garden. In doing so, it nudges an Edwardian layout toward present-day family life while still reading as part of its familiar terrace.
This Edwardian terrace in Muswell Hill, London, has been expertly refurbished by Ben Ridley, Director at Architecture for London, to reduce energy requirements and create a comfortable, low energy house.
Triple glazing and improved airtightness and insulation of the building envelope, as well as a 172mm SIPS (6.77in) rear extension with highly insulated materials, have achieved a Passivhaus standard U-value of 0.15 or better (1.59 W/m2K). Further, natural materials like stone, timber and lime plaster were used throughout, and a Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR) system was installed to provide pre-heated fresh air and filter the incoming air for a healthy indoor environment.
