{"id":350,"date":"2025-10-02T10:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/?p=350"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:09:22","slug":"atelier-baulier-extends-london-home-using-frugal-and-honest-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/02\/atelier-baulier-extends-london-home-using-frugal-and-honest-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Atelier Baulier extends London home using “frugal and honest” materials"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An approach of “frugality and honesty” informed the minimally-finished plywood<\/a> and plaster surfaces of Twin Pitches, the renovation<\/a> and extension<\/a> to a home<\/a> in London<\/a> by local studio Atelier Baulier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in the west London borough of Ealing, the original Edwardian home suffered from poor environmental performance and insufficient space for its owners, who tasked the studio with creating a “forever home” for their family of four.<\/p>\n

Stripping back and re-insulating the home’s fabric, Atelier Baulier<\/a> looked to only replace what was entirely necessary, leaving the plaster airtightness layer and the roofing boards of a new rear extension exposed internally to create warm, tactile spaces.<\/p>\n

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Atelier Baulier has renovated and extended a home in London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We wanted to set a new standard for natural materials and sustainability for this retrofit. It is not just about what is visible, but it’s also about what is underground and hidden behind finishes,” the studio’s founder Aurore Baulier told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“We questioned the materials and build-ups at every stage of the design, from the use of screw piles instead of concrete foundations to plastic-free paints and oils. Then we made the most of them.”<\/p>\n

“The extension roof sarking board is also the ceiling finish, the internal lime plaster is the airtightness layer and is left unpainted as it looks great that way. It’s about using the right materials with frugality and honesty,” she added.<\/p>\n

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A sawtooth roof tops the rear extension<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alongside the renewal of the existing home, Atelier Baulier expanded into the loft to create an extra bedroom and added a 22.5-square-metre rear extension containing a kitchen and sun room.<\/p>\n

This rear extension is topped by a double-pitched sawtooth roof \u2013 giving the project its name of Twin Pitches \u2013 the timber structure of which has been left exposed and stained internally with linseed oil.<\/p>\n

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A kitchen and sun room is contained in the new volume.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the kitchen, these plywood ceiling boards are complemented by the white-painted brick walls of the original home, as well as pale pink cabinets and counters with stainless steel tops and terrazzo splashbacks.<\/p>\n

A dark green-stained dividing wall and bookshelf reference an original tiled fireplace found in one of the bedrooms, which was relocated to the living room and given a new yellow-painted surround.<\/p>\n