Introduction
"Rick Mather 's recent addition to a Georgian cottage in Hampstead, London, shows how alternative solutions can be found so that glass once again shapes buildings."
Feruccio Izzo
Domus
One of the first examples of all glass construction, a house in Hampstead was remodelled to create greater interaction with its garden. The kitchen, living and dining area to the lower ground floor have been restructured to include a unique garden room constructed purely of laminated heated glass.
With no precedent for a structure of heated double glazed glass and a total lack of interest or skills from the big UK glass manufacturers, the structural engineer Tim Macfarlane, the builder Pat Carter and Rick Mather Architects developed a completely new glazing system.
Roof and walls are formed by frameless double glazed panels with an invisible film that reflects heat, and conducts electricity. This generates radiant heat which is reflected into the building in winter, and solar gain out in summer, making it comfortable to use all year round. The panels are supported on three laminated glass beams and columns to make a completely transparent structure.
1994
RIBA Award
House Beautiful
What an architect can do for you?
Sam Trapp - Sept 04
Telegraph Magazine
Problem solved
Helen Kirwan-Taylor - 29 May 04
Interior Digest
A quiet American
Alyona Anist - June 03
New York Times
An American expatriate sheds light on London
Tracie Rozhon - 5 Apr 01
House & Garden
Design Solutions
Helen Kirwan-Taylor - April 00
RIBA Journal
RIBA National Award Winner
Dec 94
Individual Homes
A room for all seasons
Catherine Sibbit - Aug 93
Sunday Times
Crystal gazing
Hugh Pearman - 6 Jun 93
House & Garden
A glass of its own
Pamela Goodman - Apr 93
Architectural Review
Heart of glass
Penny McGuire - Feb 93
Baumeister
Ganzglaskonstuktion
Nov 92
New Scientist
People in glass houses shouldn't grow cold
Hugh Aldersley-Williams - Aug 92
Architects' Journal Focus
Extending glass potential
July 92
Architects Journal
Glass structure - Private housing
22 July 92
Domus
La qualita nascoste del vetro
Ferruccio Izzo - March 92