There are clues outside Johan Hybschmann’s Hackney house hinting that the inside is far from ordinary. Most of the street is lined with Victorian terraces. However, halfway along, on one side only, is a stretch of 1970s houses in a dark brick, built on an old bomb site. They are split level over three floors and most have an integrated garage. Not Hybschmann’s. The garage has gone and has been replaced by two frameless windows, separated by knapped flint panels. The handrail provides a flash of red, matching the canopy above the door.
Don’t Move, Improve! Minimalist Hackney home named House of the Year
