Preserving character
Mulroy Architects designed the ground and first floor extensions to this characterful home in Muswell Hill, North London. It was important that any alterations to the property did not disturb the original Victorian bay window at the rear. As a solution, Mulroy proposed the inclusion of a courtyard to sit between the existing building and the new rectangular extension.
“The width of the existing building meant that the kitchen in the linking space between the old and new areas would be very narrow,” says Andrew Mulroy, a director at the practice. “The courtyard became a frameless curved window, creating more space within and wrapping around
