EBBA Architects Design Minimalist London Home Extension Using Basalt Stone Blocks
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Jon Astbury
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Summary
EBBA, a London architecture studio, designed a minimalist home extension called Basalt House using raw grey basalt stone blocks to create tactile richness. The project involved both rear and loft extensions to a Victorian home in northwest London, with the approach of "doing more with less" through minimalist design principles.
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Aptly named Basalt House, the project involved the addition of both a rear and loft extension to a Victorian home in north west London
Setting out to "do more with less", EBBA has designed a minimalist home extension in London
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