Old townhouse refurbishment in Oxford by Hyde + Hyde Architects

Quatrefoil House is a 1870's townhouse in Oxford that was refurbished and radical addition by Hyde + Hyde Architects.

Architect: Hyde + Hyde Architects
Location: Oxford, UK
Year: 2016

From the architects: Inspired by the Gothic revival style of the existing house, the addition is an exploration of ornament – expressed using a quatrefoil tectonic tile in steel and bronze.

These tiles configure the facade with an intelligent play of motif. The new addition communicates built meaning through a series of regulating lines and proportional relationships that are drawn from the existing building facade.

The new addition is supported on the dominant public elevation by a singular white concrete column; an inverted copy of its Gothic counterpart embedded within the existing house facade.

The new extension can be deconstructed into a series of elements or components whose existence is wholly dependent on the language of the main house and its historical narrative.

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