A rare site in north London offering distant views southwards across open fields, Fox House is located in north London with a frontage and far reaching views onto Totteridge Common.
The house is located across the footprint of the existing house at a point where the ground falls some 3 metres, allowing for a lower level to be built into the site – the resulting form is a single-storey building as seen from the road, while from the fields beyond it is 2-storeys so that the upper floor gains distant views across the fields.
An entrance track arrives at a walled courtyard, announcing arrival and lending a sense of place and security. The building is L-shaped, with garaging and guest accommodation in one wing, while entrance and studies to the other back onto the main body of the house, sitting beneath a mono-pitched roof with clerestorey windows.
Within, the entrance leads directly into the main open plan living space with a fireplace to one end and a large utility/ back kitchen and study to the other. The south façade is largely glazed onto the view and has a continuous balcony shaded by the roof overhang, while to the west end a large deck projects out.
Our Oak plank in a Prime grade is used throughout the property, laid to accentuate the linearity of the building.
RIBA London Awards 2025 Shortlisted
