London-based design and architecture studio Surman Weston creates a study on Tudor Revival Architecture with the Ditton Hill House, a residence in Surbiton, southwest London that echoes the mock-Tudor style of the surrounding homes, with a modern industrial twist.
The front facade of the house features an A-frame structure reminiscent of the style, with the distinctly whitewashed brick and steel elements setting it apart from the other houses. On the rear garden side, however, the steel exoskeleton filled with masonry is more distinct, and with the ground floor’s large glass panels, the whole house lights up come nighttime.
The interior is kept sparse. Steel beams, rolling doors, and metal accents keep it spartan, with the white broken only by a few potted plants and the grey, steel-fenced stairway. While the rooms are more welcoming with more furnishings than the other areas, the industrial aesthetic takes over.
The finished product looks more like a reimagining rather than a riff. Surman Western co-founder Tom Surman shares: “The combination of the client’s love for all things industrial, the typical suburban setting and the fusion and subversion of elements of both result in a strange and, hopefully, interesting house.” More on the architecture studio’s website and Instagram.
Photography © Johan Dehlin for Surman Weston