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Hampstead Lane House

A revived 1960s modernist home in north London, seamlessly linking house and landscape

Hampstead, London,UK

Hampstead Lane modern house with glass façade, surrounded by naturalistic garden planting and contemporary landscape architecture.

Design of external spaces and a garden for a 1960s Modernist private house.

Located in a conservation area in north London, the two-storey Hampstead Lane house is renovated 1960s modernist private house residence by architects Duggan Morris. Large internal and external sliding glazed screens allow the house to be opened up in the summer months and creates a link between the internal spaces and the landscaping. The landscape setting enhances the strong geometrics and proportions of the house, building on the attributes of this ‘Brutilist’ architectural style with its clean lines and open plan design. The project was awarded the RIBA Manser Medal 2011 for the best new house in the UK.

Floor to ceiling sliding glass doors open onto a landscaped garden with lawn, trees, and layered planting beds, viewed from a modern interior with dark structural beams and a paved terrace in the foreground.
Floor to ceiling sliding glass doors open onto a landscaped garden
Hampstead Lane garden with lush lawn, stone path, and vibrant planting creating naturalistic contemporary landscape design.
Naturalistic planting
naturalistic planting and discreet rooflights subtly integrate modern design within a historic setting.
Naturalistic planting and discreet rooflights subtly integrate modern design within a historic setting.

Award

Year

RIBA Manser Medal Winner

2011

Modern two storey house with expansive sliding glass doors opening onto a lawn and planted garden, framed by mature trees and a paved terrace under a bright blue sky.
Expansive sliding glass doors open onto a lawn and planted garden
Hampstead Lane garden with structured lawn, mature trees, and layered planting enhancing urban residential landscape design.
A layered garden of meadow grasses and young trees creates a soft green setting

Project details

Title

Hampstead Lane House

Client

Private

Status

Complete

Gillespies team

Stephen Richards

Photography

James Brittain

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