{"id":5131,"date":"2026-02-12T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=5131"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:49:50","slug":"andrei-saltykov-installs-house-with-timber-diagrid-roof-on-north-london-backland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/andrei-saltykov-installs-house-with-timber-diagrid-roof-on-north-london-backland\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrei Saltykov installs house with timber diagrid roof on north London backland"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Roof<\/div>\n

Crisscrossing planks of glulam<\/a> timber form the sculptural roof of Arbour House, a family home designed by London-based architect Andrei Saltykov.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saltykov, who leads the studio Andrei Saltykov and Partners<\/a>, completed the two-storey, semi-subterranean house on a backland plot surrounded by residential gardens in Crouch End, north London.<\/p>\n

\"Overhanging
Arbour House features a sculptural roof made from glulam timber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Previously home to an industrial workshop, the site had been abandoned for decades following a fire.<\/p>\n

A low-lying building was necessary to respect the neighbours, leading Saltykov to design a house with the feel of a woodland pavilion.<\/p>\n

\"Aerial
The house is located on a north London site surrounded by gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Tucked away and well hidden, this former workshop site had considerable obstacles: restricted access, planning opposition and a long history of dereliction,” said Saltykov.<\/p>\n

“Yet its greatest asset was clear from the outset; an enclosed pocket of land surrounded by woodland in the heart of north London, offering a rare opportunity to create a home that feels both protected and deeply connected to nature.”<\/p>\n

\"Roof
The diagrid roof gives the house its distinctive triangular eaves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The glulam timber diagrid roof gives the house a sculptural presence, with triangular eaves cantilevering out from the walls on all four sides.<\/p>\n

The structure is exposed internally, with a zigzagging profile revealed in the slope of the plywood ceiling panels.<\/p>\n

\"Courtyard
The house is split-level, with a combined kitchen and dining room that opens to a courtyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Underneath the roof, a split-level floor allows the ground floor of the house to follow the slope of the topography, dividing the plan into two zones.<\/p>\n

A combined dining room and kitchen benefits from the high ceilings on the lower level, opening out to a west-facing courtyard, while the upper level includes an entrance lobby and a living room with a more intimate scale.<\/p>\n