Mike Tuck Studio has been shortlisted for the Don’t Move, Improve! 2023 awards

We are delighted to announce that Breathable House has been shortlisted for Don’t Move, Improve! 2023, NLA's programme & competition which celebrates the newest and most innovative home improvement projects across London. Find out more here

Breathable Cork House grew from close collaboration with our client who wanted to transform their Victorian terraced house into a light-filled, breathable home shaped by natural materials. The house was a pebble-dashed and rather damp house which was in need of a renovation and thermal upgrade. The ground-floor extension comprises solid blocks of cork insulation, with an additional layer of cork facing, sitting on a concrete and stone composite skirting. The natural materials allow the previously damp house breath through the cork construction. Inside and out are also permeable through an oversized timber door, connecting the kitchen to the garden. A large rear window is divided by vertical timber fins to break up the proportions of the elevation, improve privacy, and form a window seat inside.

The project was subsequently featured in Dezeen, Wallpaper*, Architecture Today, Archinect, enki and Grand Designs magazine