Clock House

The Clock House is a terraced 60s dwelling located incongruously on a street of Victorian townhouses in north London. Archmongers have transformed this three-storey building into a contemporary home for a professional couple. The project focuses on creating a pleasurable but practical home, making use of a wide palette of materials that are beautiful, hardwearing and timeless.

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The house derives its name from the clock tile on the façade of the building, which conveys constant motion to the street. We redesigned the façade within the existing framework by introducing a collage of block colours and materials. The exterior glazed tiles were commissioned in ‘brain’ colour from a Cotswolds pottery. Each tile was handmade in stoneware clay to give variation to the grid as it glimmers in sun or streetlight. The full-width windows were replaced with new glazing to reduce frames.

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Clock House was a finalist for the AJ Small Project Award 2016. Shortlisted for New London Architecture's Don't Move, Improve! 2016 award.

 

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