William Tozer Associates

William Tozer Associates An award-winning practice headquartered in London.

Progress on site in Dartmouth Park, London.
04/06/2026

Progress on site in Dartmouth Park, London.

PRESS RELEASE Semi AttachedA recently completed project in Hampstead, London, by WILLIAM TOZER Associates_______________...
04/06/2026

PRESS RELEASE

Semi Attached

A recently completed project in Hampstead, London, by WILLIAM TOZER Associates
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A top-lit shower room recalls the Skyspaces of the American artist James Turrell.
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The most common property type in the United Kingdom, semi-detached houses take their name from a nineteenth century assumption that detached houses are the most desirable form of dwelling, and the moniker implies that they are the next best option. While this attitude persists for many in the twenty-first century, terrace houses have grown enormously in popularity, as has apartment living. In fact, the loft apartment is arguably the model for the open-plan refurbishment and extension of London’s historic housing stock, often utilising industrial materials. Meanwhile, homeowners, planners and architects remain attached to certain historical elements of the houses they renovate—such as skirtings, cornices, spindles, windows, brickwork, and tiles. Semi Attached is physically attached to its neighbour, but is also a manifestation of the negotiation of competing impulses—emotional attachment to historic building traditions, and the desire to reframe the modern and industrial landscape that one encounters outside of one’s home.
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📷 Lucasz Wielkoszynski

Progress on site in Muswell Hill, London.
03/06/2026

Progress on site in Muswell Hill, London.

PRESS RELEASE Semi AttachedA recently completed project in Hampstead, London, by WILLIAM TOZER Associates_______________...
03/06/2026

PRESS RELEASE

Semi Attached

A recently completed project in Hampstead, London, by WILLIAM TOZER Associates
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The ground-floor and roof extensions borrow the rendered and tiled vocabulary of the original house, but rearrange these materials into sculptural, rectilinear volumes, with large glazed openings expressed as voids.
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The most common property type in the United Kingdom, semi-detached houses take their name from a nineteenth century assumption that detached houses are the most desirable form of dwelling, and the moniker implies that they are the next best option. While this attitude persists for many in the twenty-first century, terrace houses have grown enormously in popularity, as has apartment living. In fact, the loft apartment is arguably the model for the open-plan refurbishment and extension of London’s historic housing stock, often utilising industrial materials. Meanwhile, homeowners, planners and architects remain attached to certain historical elements of the houses they renovate—such as skirtings, cornices, spindles, windows, brickwork, and tiles. Semi Attached is physically attached to its neighbour, but is also a manifestation of the negotiation of competing impulses—emotional attachment to historic building traditions, and the desire to reframe the modern and industrial landscape that one encounters outside of one’s home.
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📷 Lucasz Wielkoszynski

PRESS RELEASE Semi AttachedA recently completed project in Hampstead, London, by WILLIAM TOZER AssociatesThe most common...
02/06/2026

PRESS RELEASE

Semi Attached

A recently completed project in Hampstead, London, by WILLIAM TOZER Associates

The most common property type in the United Kingdom, semi-detached houses take their name from a nineteenth century assumption that detached houses are the most desirable form of dwelling, and the moniker implies that they are the next best option. While this attitude persists for many in the twenty-first century, terrace houses have grown enormously in popularity, as has apartment living. In fact, the loft apartment is arguably the model for the open-plan refurbishment and extension of London’s historic housing stock, often utilising industrial materials. Meanwhile, homeowners, planners and architects remain attached to certain historical elements of the houses they renovate—such as skirtings, cornices, spindles, windows, brickwork, and tiles. Semi Attached is physically attached to its neighbour, but is also a manifestation of the negotiation of competing impulses—emotional attachment to historic building traditions, and the desire to reframe the modern and industrial landscape that one encounters outside of one’s home.
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The ground-floor and roof extensions borrow the rendered and tiled vocabulary of the original house, but rearrange these materials into sculptural, rectilinear volumes, with large glazed openings expressed as voids.

Progress on site in Bloomsbury, London.
29/05/2026

Progress on site in Bloomsbury, London.

Progress on site in Kentish Town, London.
28/05/2026

Progress on site in Kentish Town, London.

Open-plan kitchen and dining area.
28/05/2026

Open-plan kitchen and dining area.

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