{"id":38123,"date":"2019-01-28T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sohomod.com\/blog\/?p=38123"},"modified":"2019-01-28T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T11:00:08","slug":"tower-house-by-dominic-mckenzie-architects-in-barnsbury-islington-london-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/tower-house-by-dominic-mckenzie-architects-in-barnsbury-islington-london-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-38123 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-38124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_1.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_1-768x936.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_1-840x1024.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_1-750x914.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-full-width=\"880\" data-full-height=\"1073\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38124'>\n\t\t\t\tTower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Tower House<\/strong> is a Grade II listed house in Barnsbury, Islington that has been renovated and extended by Dominic McKenzie Architects. The original house was constructed in the 1830s and had previously been extended to the rear in the 1980s. This previous addition was poorly insulated and contained the house\u2019s only bathroom \u2013 located a full storey below the bedrooms.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-38123 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-38125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_2.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_2-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_2-768x934.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_2-842x1024.jpg 842w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_2-750x912.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-full-width=\"880\" data-full-height=\"1070\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-38125'>\n\t\t\t\tTower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The new 2\u00bd storey rear extension, which replaces the 1980s extension, creates a slender tower at the back of the house \u2013 giving the project its name. This vertical element was inspired by the towers constructed by competing merchants in the Italian hill town of San Gimignano.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-38123 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-38126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_3.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_3-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_3-768x936.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_3-841x1024.jpg 841w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_3-750x914.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-full-width=\"880\" data-full-height=\"1072\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-38126'>\n\t\t\t\tTower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The upper part of the tower house contains a new bathroom which is now located in much closer proximity to the bedrooms. Beneath the bathroom a dramatic new 1\u00bd storey space is created which contains the lower ground floor <a href=\"https:\/\/sohomod.com\/blog\/?s=dininghttps:\/\/sohomod.com\/blog\/?s=dining\">dining <\/a>room. This is discovered on arrival via a new balcony from the existing staircase half-landing.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-38123 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-38127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_4.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_4-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_4-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_4-750x456.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-full-width=\"880\" data-full-height=\"535\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-38127'>\n\t\t\t\tTower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>To the rear of the dining room, a new timber sash window echoes the retained sash window at the rear of the bathroom, but is considerably taller (3.5m). Similarly the two timber French doors adjacent are 3m high. These large glazed elements produce a playful, unexpected shift in scale on entry to the lower ground floor and garden.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-38123 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-38128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_5.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_5-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_5-768x934.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_5-842x1024.jpg 842w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_5-750x912.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-full-width=\"880\" data-full-height=\"1070\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-38128'>\n\t\t\t\tTower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Within the main house the original period details have been retained and carefully restored. Painted timberwork was stripped back and repainted. A new Carrara marble fireplace was added to the ground floor front room, the detail of which matches those commonly found in the local area.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-38123 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-38129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_6.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_6-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_6-768x935.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_6-841x1024.jpg 841w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_6-750x913.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-full-width=\"880\" data-full-height=\"1071\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-38129'>\n\t\t\t\tTower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The bespoke lower ground floor kitchen and master bedroom storage, was created by a specialist joiner to DMA\u2019s design. The kitchen units are finished in a sprayed finish to match Farrow and Ball\u2019s \u2018Hague Blue\u2019. Internally the units have an exposed oak finish. Oak is also used for the timber floors throughout, with a more traditional board finish used on the upper floors and a herringbone pattern for the lower ground level.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-38123 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-38130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_7.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_7-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_7-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_7-750x456.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-full-width=\"880\" data-full-height=\"535\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-38130'>\n\t\t\t\tTower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The remodelled rear garden comprises a series of planted terraces which step down towards the lower ground floor level from the original rear garden level. A large portion of the existing garden was excavated to achieve this, allowing the lower ground to be fully connected with the garden \u2013 previously the basement dining room looked in to a drainage gully. The terraces, steps and patio and lower garden walls are clad in York stone to materially unify the garden.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-38123 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-38131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_8.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_8-332x202.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_8-664x404.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_8-688x418.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_8-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_8-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_8-750x456.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-full-width=\"880\" data-full-height=\"535\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-38131'>\n\t\t\t\tTower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-38132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_9.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_9-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_9-768x935.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_9-841x1024.jpg 841w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/tower_house_9-750x913.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-full-width=\"880\" data-full-height=\"1071\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-38132'>\n\t\t\t\tTower House by Dominic McKenzie Architects in Barnsbury, Islington, London, UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tower House is a Grade II listed house in Barnsbury, Islington that has been renovated and extended by Dominic McKenzie Architects. 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