Selfbuilder & Homemaker – July – August 2019

P

roducts from Mapei have been

specified by Lipton Plant

Architects after distinct plans were

made with their London-based client to

build an extension on an existing

building situated along Wolsey Road.

Its design was shaped around the

history of the area with inspiration from

the significant ‘Newington Green

Gardens’ and the former forest

clearing, which was lost to create

streets and houses in the Victorian era.

Also positioned opposite a mural

of a garden which has since faded,

the architects designed the extension

around the concept of re-establishing

the mural and its history, cultivating

the illusion of a forest inside the

property.

Using a palette of simple materials,

the extension to the house’s roof by

GMS Building Services has created a

bedroom and en-suite. Tailored to

curve and ‘float’ upon the top floor,

the extension added approximately

25m² to the property, with the new

space providing a haven in the

treetops, flooded with light and

warmed by timber.

Adding to the ambience, Mapei’s

Ultracolor Plus was specified for the

addition of the en-suite bathroom. The

water and abrasion resistant, flexible

grout was used between standard white

tiles on the floor and walls in the colour

Terra di Siena, with the theme of

copper and brass used throughout the

extension to complement the colour of

the wood. With its earthy tones, the

grout completed and fulfilled the

specification provided by Lipton Plant

and the client.

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Mapei adds to the ambience

with Ultracolor Plus

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