![Mayow Road House / Surman Weston - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Countertop](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5d72/b11a/284d/d124/3c00/0048/newsletter/72021.jpg?1567797524)
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Architects: Surman Weston
- Area: 332 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Wai Ming Ng
![Mayow Road House / Surman Weston - Interior Photography, Windows, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5d72/b0ed/284d/d124/3c00/0046/newsletter/72017.jpg?1567797478)
Text description provided by the architects. Surman Weston have completed the restoration and extension of a 330sqm Victorian house in the London suburb of Sydenham.
![Mayow Road House / Surman Weston - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Sink, Countertop](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5d72/b10e/284d/d124/3c00/0047/medium_jpg/72020.jpg?1567797511)
As well as a rear extension, the project reconfigures the circulation, sensitively introducing a new staircase and enfilade doors between rooms to transform the formerly cellular layout into a free flowing, more sociable house.
![Mayow Road House / Surman Weston - Interior Photography, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5d72/b0e0/284d/d10d/8700/0022/newsletter/72016.jpg?1567797465)
The project sort to subtely delineate the old from the new, blurring the boundaries between the existing house and what was introduced.
![Mayow Road House / Surman Weston - Interior Photography, Stairs, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5d72/b0f7/284d/d10d/8700/0023/medium_jpg/72018.jpg?1567797488)
For instance, the new staircase was designed in simplified language referencing the scale and rhythm of the existing staircase in the house.
![Mayow Road House / Surman Weston - Interior Photography, Bathroom, Sink, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5d72/b0c9/284d/d10d/8700/0021/medium_jpg/72013.jpg?1567797442)