The Brick House is a private house in the
Westbourne Grove
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area of west
London
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that was short-listed for the 2006
Stirling Prize for
Architecture
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. It was designed by the firm of architects
Caruso St John and constructed by
Harris Calnan Construction with service engineering by
Mendick Waring and structural engineering by Price & Myers.
The project inserted a new house, accessed through an archway into the end of a
Victorian
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19th century
* Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign
** Victorian architecture
** Victorian house
** Victorian decorative arts
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city-centre street. It was completed in May 2005.
Site and brief
The site was backland development in the shape of a horse's head. The design had to accommodate not only restrictions in height (single story), but it was surrounded by overlooking buildings on three sides. The solution involved partly excavating the lower floor and the use of skylights.
See also
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2005 in architecture
The year 2005 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
*May 17 – The renovation and restoration of Mies van der Rohe's Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology commences with the smashin ...
References
External links
Caruso St John Architects, Brick HouseIcon Eye, The Brick House, 2005Brick Development Association: London's Brick HouseRIBA: Brick House London W2
with location map
* {{cite news , last1=Bayley , first1=Stephen , title=Clever brick! If only your average Berkeley Home could manage it , url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/sep/03/architecture.stirlingprize , access-date=5 April 2021 , work=The Guardian , date=3 September 2006
Buildings and structures completed in 2005
Houses in the City of Westminster