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Tour
Open-City
An Evening With...Ed's Shed/Sunken House
Thu 7 Jun '12 19:30 - 20:30
Ed's Shed
75a De Beauvoir Road
London N1 4EL
This evening tour provides an exclusive opportunity to tour Ed's Shed, a new build contemporary house designed by David Adjaye, Adjaye Associates for architectural photographer Ed Reeve.
Initially attracted to the site by the view of the surrounding trees, Ed Reeve will host this tour of his home that forms part of Adjaye’s ongoing exploration of notions of the home and of retreat in the urban context.
The entire site was excavated to basement level creating a sunken patio on which the house, a partly prefabricated solid timber structure is placed. This solid timber load-bearing superstructure means improved thermal and acoustic performance and a reduced carbon footprint.
All façades of the house as well as vertical and horizontal surfaces of the concrete patio are clad in a cedar timber rain-screen stained black creating the impression of a surface that embraces the enclosed and open spaces.
David and Ed considered the aspects of the house in order to make the best of the sunlight in its journey around the building throughout the day. Upstairs in the main living room a large single-pane picture window overlooks the Rubina, Oak, Maple and Birch trees – fulfilling the original brief to frame the surrounding landscape.
With complimentary prosecco and nibbles.
Limited places, cost in support of our 20th birthday programme of events.
£32.50.
Duration 1 hour.
75a De Beauvoir Road
London
N1 4EL
Entry:
Paid - ticket required
http://www.open-city.org.uk/activities/y
earround/edsshed.html
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