House in a Walled Garden in Wallpaper*
April 2025
House in a Walled Garden has been featured in a recent article by Wallpaper*, noting that it "delights in robust brutalist detailing and diffused light" and is "a typically bravura material display" by the practice.
Jonathan Bell writes, "This typological variety goes hand in hand with a very visible respect for material, tradition and craft. There is no typical Henley Halebrown project, but a definite sensibility runs through their work, something that could loosely be termed neo-Brutalism, not only through the refined juxtaposition of brick, timber, terracotta and, on occasion, concrete, but also the social idealism that underpinned the best ‘brutal’ architecture."
He adds that "the House in a Walled Garden certainly gives off an elegantly austere vibe… Detail is everything. Bronze window frames add a lustrous sheen to the glazing, pairing beautifully with the timber structure, whilst the dark bricks are flush-pointed with lime mortar."
The House is situated in a London suburb, close to the historic heart of the village, in a cluster of buildings around the church of St. Mary’s Barnes. The design fuses two traditions: a Scandinavian Modern low-lying architecture of monopitch roofs with that of the courtyard house. Inside, the schism is literally manifest by a split-level plan. The variety of hardscapes and landscapes created outside the house all enrich the internal spaces of the house.
The full article is on the Wallpaper* website here.