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Article: Pleasures of space; Architect Alison Brooks used an upside-down, inside-out approach to bring a house with an awkward Seventies extension right up to date. HOMES & PROPERTY.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 16, 2005
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Byline: SALLY GRIFFITHS
WHEN London-based Canadian architect Alison Brooks was asked to take an existing 1960s two-storey house in Hampstead and transform it into something more akin to the 21st century, she undertook the challenge with enthusiasm. By adding three modern design elements, Brooks turned an ordinary house into something ultra special.
"My clients wanted to create a spacious entrance hall and an additional bedroom within the existing structure," says Brooks. The brief also included the replacement of a double garage with a gymnasium, and transforming a redundant carport into a garage. "The basic idea was to create a new 'domestic campus' ...
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Article: View spectrum 2001.(Brief Article)
The Architectural Review;
June 1, 2001 ;
700+ words
... ... exhibits were awarded an AR Spectrum Award for Design Excellence. On this, the fifth occasion, judges were Alison Brooks, of Alison Brooks Architects; designer Thomas Heatherwick; and Steven Tompkins of Haworth Tompkins Architects. AR editor ...
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