6 Wood Lane, Shepherd’s Bush Home, West London Property Images, Residence
6 Wood Lane in Shepherd’s Bush
Residential Property Development West London – self-build project design by Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects
17 Nov 2017
6 Wood Lane House, Shepherd’s Bush
Design: Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects
Location: Shepherd’s Bush, West London, England, UK
6 Wood Lane
6 Wood Lane is an exuberant and well-loved home, carefully crafted by its owners as a self-build project over more than 7 years. Its idiosyncratic style connects each design aspect; from its curving form hovering above the street, to the detail of a chain operated roof light.
The architect’s ambition was to create a home for urban living, which contrasts tightly planned functional spaces with generous living spaces to maximize daylight and views. The building achieves this spatial contrast: a small entrance, tiny bathrooms and boat-like staircases, uncurl into connected living spaces, with views between areas in the house and out into the garden.
A slim store beneath the entrance seat perfectly sized for tennis racquets; a luminous green interior to the post box; a curved blue desk for making sculpture; a yellow floor beneath a quirky, zig-zag, glazed winter garden dome and a functional shed hidden in a cosy garden come together to create a surprising house that will engage and provoke debate for its occupants and visitors.
Jury Report
6 Wood Lane is an exuberant and well-loved home, carefully crafted by its owners as a self-build project over more than 7 years. Its idiosyncratic style connects each design aspect; from its curving form hovering above the street, to the detail of a chain operated roof light.
Awards
• RIBA Regional Award
• Regional Award Short List
• London North
• House
6 Wood Lane, Shepherd’s Bush – Building Information
RIBA region: London
Architect practice: Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects
Date of completion: February 2015
Client company name: Private Client
Project city/town: London
Contract value: £582,882.00
Internal area: 128.00 sqm
Cost per sqm: £4,553.77 / sqm
Contractor company name: Sally Cox & Mike Russum
Structural Engineers: Techniker
Environmental / M&E Engineers: Keith Hanson
Landscape Architects: Farrer Huxley & John Duane
Photography: Magdalena Pietrzyk
6 Wood Lane in Shepherd’s Bush image / information received 171117
Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects
Location: 6 Wood Lane, Shepherd’s Bush, West London, England, UK
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