Ao-ft inserts mass-timber home into London terrace

Timber battens and mullions cover the facade of the cross-laminated-timber Spruce House in Walthamstow, London, which was completed in 2021 and is the first built project by local practice Ao-ft.
Located in a conservation area on an infill site between terraced houses, Ao-ft used cross-laminated timber (CLT) to create the two-storey house.
Spruce House was designed by Ao-ft
The studio referenced the area's history as a village high street by creating a glazed "shop front" for the facade of