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Northfold Architects / Annecy · London

Drawnbefore it isbuilt.

We design private houses and careful retrofits. Every one starts as a pencil line, and every line is there for a reason.

  1. 01 Line
  2. 02 Detail
  3. 03 Built
Hillside House, Lake Annecy, France
Project
Hillside House — Lake Annecy, France
Dwg no.
NF-101
Scale
1:100
Rev
A
Status
Line work

Sheet NF-100Drawingregister of selected work

Four houses, each issued as a drawing first. Open a sheet to watch the drawing become the building.

Selected projects
DwgProjectYear
NF-101Hillside House2025
NF-102Courtyard House2024
NF-103Cliff Pavilion2024
NF-104Canonbury Townhouse2023
Courtyard House, Mornington, Australia
NF-102Sheet 2 of 4

CourtyardHouse

Location
Mornington, Australia
Type
New build
Area
268 m²
Completed
2024

Two low timber wings around a dry garden. Every room opens to the courtyard, none faces the road.

Cliff Pavilion, Mallorca, Spain
NF-103Sheet 3 of 4

CliffPavilion

Location
Mallorca, Spain
Type
New build
Area
405 m²
Completed
2024

A white pavilion on a cliff edge, with an infinity pool that lines up with the horizon from the sofa.

Canonbury Townhouse, London, United Kingdom
NF-104Sheet 4 of 4

CanonburyTownhouse

Location
London, United Kingdom
Type
Retrofit + roof extension
Area
186 m²
Completed
2023

A Victorian brick house kept as it was on the street, with a glass roof room and a garden link added behind.

Sheet NF-201 / Front room, Canonbury TownhouseExisting/proposed

Retrofit is most of our work. We keep what is good and change only what needs changing. Drag the line.

The same room restored: pale walls, bare wooden floor, linen curtains and a marble fireplace that keeps the old tiles
The front room as found: floral wallpaper and carpet, heavy brown curtains and a dark wood fireplace
Existing · 2022Proposed · built 2023
050
Left: as found, 2022Right: as built, 2023

Revision schedule

Hover or tap a revision to find it in the room.

Sheet NF-301 / InteriorsMaterialsschedule, four and no more

We pick a few honest materials and use them everywhere. Choose one to see where it went.

Kitchen with a long travertine island, walnut cabinets and a garden beyond floor-to-ceiling glass

I-01 · KitchenCourtyard House

Materials schedule

  • TV-01Roman travertine

  • CN-02Board-marked concrete

  • OK-03European white oak

  • BR-04Brushed brass

Sheet NF-401 / PracticeSmallon purpose

Twelve people in two studios. We take on six houses a year, so the person who draws your first sketch is the one standing on site when the roof goes on.

Founded
2014
Houses built
38
Retrofits
61%
Studios
2

  • Drawn byAnnecy

    EM

    Elise Marchand

    Founding director

  • Checked byLondon

    TO

    Tom Okafor

    Director

  • Detailed byLondon

    SR

    Sofia Ruiz

    Associate, retrofit

  • Specified byAnnecy

    JW

    Jonas Weber

    Architect, interiors

Sheet NF-501 / How we workProcessfour stages, one team

A typical house takes 14 to 24 months from the first visit to the keys. Most of it is drawing.

  1. 01Survey

    2–3 wks

    We measure the site or the building to the millimetre, walk it at different times of day and list what must stay.

    You receive

    • Measured survey
    • Site levels
    • Brief

  2. 02Sketch

    4–6 wks

    Loose drawings and card models. Three options, one conversation, one direction. Nothing is fixed yet.

    You receive

    • Sketch options
    • Massing model
    • Cost range

  3. 03Drawings

    8–14 wks

    Planning and technical drawings, every junction detailed. The builder prices exactly what will be built.

    You receive

    • Planning set
    • Construction set
    • Specification

  4. 04Build

    On site

    We stay on site until handover: weekly visits, answers within a day, and a snagging list we close ourselves.

    You receive

    • Site visits
    • Snagging
    • Handover file

Sheet NF-601 / ContactStartwith a drawing request

Tell us about the site and what you need. A director replies within two working days.

03 Project type

Issue: Rev 0 · For discussion

Studios

Annecy

12 rue Sainte-Claire74000 Annecy, France

London

4 Canonbury LaneLondon N1, United Kingdom

Email

studio@northfold.studio