Queens Park House II

This project is a complete refurbishment of a Victorian double-fronted house in the Queen’s Park conservation area. The scheme also includes new side and rear extensions, along with a loft dormer, to create a larger, more flexible and energy-efficient family home.

Queens Park Context

A key feature of the existing property is that it faces directly onto Queen’s Park, and the clients wanted to celebrate this connection to the park at the front. The rear extension design takes inspiration from the Queen’s Park bandstand, combining a heavy stone base with a steel structure above. All external alterations were designed in response to the Queen’s Park conservation area design guidance.

Design

Internally, the house was reconfigured to improve flow, light and connectivity. A new spiral stair leads to the loft, while a second stair wraps around a new internal courtyard and connects the kitchen and dining area. The renovation includes a new kitchen, bespoke joinery throughout, three new rooflights, and new front and rear landscaping.

Materiality

The material palette balances heritage character with contemporary detail. Externally, Permian sandstone from Locharbriggs Quarry in Dumfries, stainless steel fascias, canopies, a rain chain, and powder-coated metal windows are set against the existing red London stock brick and a natural slate roof and dormer. more

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Lime plaster is used throughout the internal walls and ceilings, while exposed steelwork is finished in red-brown and warm grey. Douglas fir floorboards with a white lye wash, polished concrete on the ground floor, and oak flooring on the upper floors create a natural, tactile finish.

The fireplace and entrance flooring are finished in Italian limestone, and the bathrooms feature microcement paired with Italian limestone vanity units.

The kitchen combines stainless steel and solid-lipped oiled cherry veneer, complemented by a flame-textured granite step from Darley Ford Quarry.

Sustainability

Environmental upgrades include triple-glazed new metal windows with solar film, vacuum-glazed sash replacement windows, an air source heat pump, MVHR, underfloor heating and woodfibre insulation. These help deliver a comfortable, low-energy home.

The project also benefited from a construction VAT saving, with 5% VAT applied under the two-year vacant house exemption. The existing GIA of 192 sqm was increased to 218 sqm in the proposed scheme.

If you’re planning a house refurbishment, rear extension or loft conversion in Queen’s Park, get in touch to discuss how we can help shape a carefully designed, energy-efficient home.

Project Information

Project architect:
Titas Grikevičius

Project type:
Deep retrofit and rear extension

Main Contractor:
AFL Build

Landscaping:
GRDN

Heat pump:
Next Step Heating

MVHR:
21 Degrees

Location:
Milman Road, Queens Park, NW6

Visuals:
Architecture for London