A self-contained end of terrace family home for the architect and his wife in East London. Located on a corner plot, the 250sqft area of pavement in a conservation area was transformed into a 3 storey one bedroomed house. The internal layout was determined by four factors: one, the need to continue the window pattern of the terrace on the north elevation; two, to shelter the rooms in the house from the busy street outside; three, to maximise views and access to the south facing private garden at the rear of the property; four, to minimise the redundancy of the circulation space.