Stoke Newington, London
Designed in collaboration with sound artist Scanner, this curved, fluted concrete house takes as its starting point Eric Satie’s long looping piano work “Vexations”. The hemmed-in site called for a standalone landmark building, visually detached from the adjacent row of terraces. Influenced by the Satie piece and, as a freestanding building, its form spirals, self-referring, sculptural, among larger buildings and trees.
From the entrance one is led up through the looping stairs, guided by an illuminated balustrade that hugs the outer form to arrive at a top floor living room affording the best light and views. The rooms are cave-like and uncompromisingly modern. Bare ivory concrete and galvanised steel are softened by birch plywood (referencing the concrete formwork used in construction), oak frames, off-whites walls, and pale yellow/mustard accents.
Project Architect/Designer: Marco Curtaz
Collaborations: CDS, Scanner, Price & Myers, TBA, Chase Joinery