By doing away with halls and corridors,this hidden house squeezes every inch out of the spaceSandwiched between a row of unremarkable terraces and a white-rendered apartment block, this acclaimed domestic in Forest Gate, or east London offers little evidence of its existence from the street. Folding timber gates painted in a discreet grey indicate the entrance but belie the spacious garden sanctuary beyond. As far as architectural statements depart,this one is as unobtrusive as they arrive.
Photographers’ agent Tom Gildon and architect David Pierce immediately saw the potential in this narrow, dilapidated builder’s yard when they visited on a bleak February day in 2013. “I was living in my flat in Trellick Tower in west London, and looking for a small warehouse or unit to convert into a domestic,but I couldn’t find anything that bettered its proportions and light,” Gildon says.
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Source: theguardian.com