RR Residence is a residential extension and renovation of an Edwardian property in Clapham, London, that combines a limited and elemental material palette with unobtrusive layout design to achieve a deceptively simple, minimalistic finish. The existing property was a typical Edwardian residential villa; wider and deeper, with fewer rooms and bigger hallways than the preceding Victorian housing type. The client’s loved the proportions of the house, as well as the large front and rear gardens that bookended the house. Their desire was to celebrate the proportions, as well as encourage views and access onto the rear garden. The original concept design created a central axis through the ground floor, improving the visual connection through property. On entering through the front door, the user is drawn physically and visually to the rear garden.