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Bungalow with Light Volumes to Lower Level


Front Elevation

Inner Courtyard

Construction Site

Lower Living with Light Volumes

Stair Volume
Snowden 2 House

London,  United Kingdom

Crawford Partnership

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Following the completion of Snowden House I in 2003 Crawford Partnership was commissioned to design its successor - Snowden House II builds on the experience and takes it further.

The new house is located on a tight corner plot at the end of a 4 storey Victorian terrace. The site was formerly occupied by two lock up garages and is within the North Kensington Conservation Area.

Kensington and Chelsea Planning Authority originally advised that the scheme should be “in keeping” with the local area, which mostly comprises of Victorian and Edwardian terraces. The development was also required to be no more obtrusive and visible from street level than the existing garages and boundary wall, projecting no more than 3 metres above ground level. After an extended period of negotiations with the Kensington and Chelsea planning team it was agreed that a contemporary scheme could be an acceptable approach to the provision of a new house.






We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy, vibrant places that uplift the spirit and gracefully fit our needs. We call for an end to poor construction, bad design, misleading marketing, unfair lending practices and environmental neglect in the housing industry. We acknowledge our collective responsibility to create CLOSE, SIMPLE, LIGHT places to live that leave a positive legacy for future generations.

provides design focused information that homeowners can use to improve the quality of how and where they live. It takes its name from the slow food movement which arose as a reaction to the processed food industry. The sprawl of cookie cutter housing that surrounds us is like fast food - standardized, homogenous, and wasteful. It contributes to a too fast life that is bad for us, our cities, and the environment. In the same way that slow food raises awareness of the food we eat and how these choices affect our lives, Slow Home empowers you to take more control of your home and improve the quality of how you live while reducing your environmental impact and futureproofing the long term investment value of your home.