Curved walls and porthole windows add character to this brick home built on an infill site in north London, which has been completed by local architecture studio Nikjoo.
Designed in collaboration with London-based developer Flawk, the three-bedroom family home, named Runda, is composed of a rounded volume that sits on the corner plot of a former brickworks.
Nikjoo and Flawk drew on the curved edge of the existing site for the home’s sculptural form, which sees a curved motif repeated throughout the design.
Nikjoo and Flawk have completed a curving home in north London
“The existing site and its context have heavily influenced the design,” studio founder Alex Nikjoo told Dezeen. “The site has a gentle curved form at its edge, which has been incorporated into the home.”
“This curve is further incorporated into the design of the home through playful porthole windows, gentle curved partitions and ceilings, giving the home a uniquely sculptural form,” he added.
The studios employed a timber frame with brick cladding for the home’s structure, which bookends a row of 1960s terraced houses.
The kitchen, living and dining area are held on the ground floor
According to Nikjoo, its two-tone brick facade was chosen to both situate the home within the existing context and reduce the building’s massing.
“The design of Runda acts as a bridge between the various [neighbouring] typologies, connecting them in a meaningful and purposeful manner which resolves the somewhat contorted streetscape,” he explained.
A large opening overlooks the front courtyard
The three-storey home is composed of a main rectilinear volume that sits flush with the neighbouring house, along with a shorter, protruding curved volume that shelters an entrance at ground level.
Inside, Runda opens up to a skylit central corridor, which leads into an open-plan kitchen, living and dining area, where a large opening overlooks the home’s front courtyard.
Nikjoo weaves terraces into townhouse on London parking space
Wooden floors and plaster walls unite the home’s spaces. Elements designed and fabricated by Flawk include the kitchen, which pairs pine, oak and cherry cabinetry with a stainless-steel worktop and bespoke concrete corner counter.
Connecting the home’s three floors is a staircase crafted from curved oak and stainless steel, complemented by a porthole window.
A skylit central corridor connects the home’s three stories
Upstairs, two bedrooms and a bathroom occupy the first floor, which is finished with polished plaster walls and pale timber, paired with metal fittings and ceramic knobs.
An en-suite main bedroom is held on the top floor and gains daylight from a circular roof light and full-height glazing that opens onto an external terrace.
Plastered walls are set off by wooden and steel details
Previous collaborations between Nikjoo and Flawk include a redbrick townhouse built on a parking space in London and the renovation and extension of a post-war home in east London.
The photography is by Jasper Fry unless otherwise stated.