In pictures: Oliver Leech Architects completes Poet’s Corner

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Source: Jim Stephenson

With a relatively open brief, the practice was asked to retain the home’s character, introduce light and functional spaces, and create access to greenery

Oliver Leech Architects has renovated and extended a wide late 19th century terraced house in south London. 

Set within a residential neighbourhood in the Poet’s Corner Conservation Area in Herne Hill, the goal was to create a space that prioritised a connection to light and nature.

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