cromdale

Located in Borough of Ealing, London the brief was simple a space to grow fruit and vegetables, harvest, prepare, cook and storage of preservative . A space that would allow year round cultivate of plants.

Cromdale is a grand Victorian Mansion House with a strong architectural presence. Our intervention is centred around 6m slot aperture running north to south, aligned with the new entrance, guests are greeted by the sky above. Sightlines are design along the hall like space framing the garden as a natural backdrop.

Our intervention created a secondary entranceway to the property set within angled brickwork the overhung pocket shelters visitors from the weather.

Resembling a giant pegboard the pair of doors conceal a small storage area. Using bespoke designed planters which enable a growing wall which can be rearranged season to season. In the evening the doors are illuminated from within acting as a lantern.