S(M,L)XS
A terrace house extension and refurbishment project in Shoreham-by-Sea, by WILLIAM TOZER Associates.
Referencing the seminal book S,M,L,XL by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, our S(M,L)XS project title references the fact that William Tozer Associates has particular experience with smaller projects, including very small projects like this one, which have very tight dimensions and budgets. At an internal width of only 2.2m, this project presented significant challenges with creating a sense of spaciousness, as circulation space could easily consume too much floor area, both physically and in terms of perception. While even our largest £2m+ projects would not be considered large by Koolhaas, we continue to be fascinated by our smallest projects, conceiving of them in the same vein as the Case Study Houses or Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian houses, as models for what is possible. In the UK, this thought experiment necessarily has to be focused on a retrofit-first approach, as so much building stock already exists.
Photography by: Lukasz Wielkoszynski
