5 New Homes for Barnet

The reworked building now contains five dual-aspect apartments: four two-bedroom dwellings and one compact one-bed unit. Each home is oriented to optimise daylight and ventilation, with garden views to the rear and generous openings to the front. Internally, layouts are simple, flexible, and clearly zoned — responding to the needs of future tenants.

Shared and private garden spaces surround the building, shaped by subtle changes in level and retained mature trees. The result is compact, considered housing that supports quiet, everyday living.

Veil + Vault

Our core concept for this project involve two key moves - vaulted ceilings introduced beneath a reimagined pitched roof, and a delicate veil that wraps the structure. The new and existing building is unified by the new ‘veil’ — a soft and precise wrap of soft & textured render. More than an aesthetic gesture, this device allows for significant environmental upgrades to the schemes thermal & airtightness values.

Principal of Expansion

Rather than adding subservient extensions to a dominant original, Vault & Veil proposes a different idea: that new interventions can clarify and elevate the whole. The project retains and reuses what works, but isn’t afraid to challenge awkward geometries or weak forms.

The result is a coherent, calm and contemporary addition to the street — one that repairs the fractured rhythm of the townscape and gives the building a sense of belonging. It’s a model for suburban renewal that prioritises spatial quality, environmental performance, and the quiet joy of reimagining what’s already there.