Artefact has redesigned and transformed the Pirouette House in London, United Kingdom.

Built in the 1980s, Islington's Grove Estate is composed of rows of nondescript single-aspect houses, accessed via a warren of narrow passageways which are flanked by blank brick walls.

Invisible to the adjacent passage, the spatial drama of Pirouette House is revealed in its surprising interior.

A timber cloister unfurls in two directions along a new courtyard – while the kitchen, dining and living spaces pirouette around a triangular blue column that marks the transition between old and new.

"Low cost and low carbon, the house transformed the living environment for a young family," said Artefact.

This project has been longlisted in the house extension category of Dezeen Awards 2023.

Studio: Artefact
Project: Pirouette House