{"id":8558,"date":"2026-05-18T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8558"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:23:24","slug":"house-of-em-adds-light-filled-loggia-to-north-london-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/house-of-em-adds-light-filled-loggia-to-north-london-home\/","title":{"rendered":"House of EM adds light-filled “loggia” to north-London home"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Loggia<\/div>\n

Architecture office House of EM has modernised a terraced house in north London<\/a>, adding a sunken rear extension<\/a> that can be opened up to create a flexible indoor-outdoor living space.<\/span><\/p>\n

The studio<\/a>, headed by former Michaelis Boyd<\/a> directors Emma Bodie and Matthew Sanders, designed Loggia House for a young family of four.<\/p>\n

\"House
House of EM has modernised a terraced house in north London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The project involved renovating a two-storey property in Kensal Rise and adding a ground-floor extension that helps to maximise the connection between the house and garden.<\/p>\n

The extension was constructed using prefabricated concrete panels that House of EM<\/a> developed in collaboration with the contractor to deliver a bespoke colour and texture.<\/p>\n

\"Concrete-lined
The extension features a concrete-lined snug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The structure is complemented by bands of brick around the base and the top that add cohesion to the elevation.<\/p>\n

The existing interior featured small, compartmentalised rooms connected by a long corridor, which the studio remodelled to create “a light-filled, open-plan interior” that is better suited to the family’s lifestyle.<\/p>\n

\"Kitchen\"
The kitchen sits just above the snug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Living spaces at the front were retained to preserve the building’s original character, while a series of impractical U-PVC extensions at the rear were removed to make way for the new addition.<\/p>\n

The extension was lowered approximately 500 millimetres below the main floor to create a defined threshold between the kitchen and an intimate, concrete-lined snug.<\/p>\n

\"Living
Living spaces at the front of the house were retained to preserve the building’s original character<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The architects named the project after this “loggia” space, which is lined with large sliding windows that can retract to transform the room into a covered outdoor area.<\/p>\n

“By lowering the level, the loggia becomes a distinct zone in its own right, giving it the feeling of a separate room, while still maintaining a strong visual connection to the surrounding family spaces,” Bodie and Sanders told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

\"Dining
The reconfigured layout supports social interaction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The reconfigured layout supports social interaction, providing a flexible environment for dining, relaxing and playing that flows seamlessly between indoors and outdoors.<\/p>\n

The loggia’s design was informed by the clients’ passion for Scandinavian and Brazilian design, with key references including the work of modernist architects such as Lina Bo Bardi<\/a> and Paulo Mendes da Rocha<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Spacious
A spacious bedroom features upstairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A material palette centred around concrete and timber takes its cues from Brazilian brutalist architecture, balancing the warmth and tactility of stained-oak joinery against the solidity of the concrete structure.<\/p>\n

The clients’ request for bright and open living spaces prompted the decision to introduce high ceilings, large openings and skylights that allow natural light to reach deep into the plan.<\/p>\n