{{Short description|Residential property in Wimbledon, London, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox building | name = 22 Parkside | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = 22 Parkside Richard Rogers.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_mark = | client = Dr and Mrs Rogers | pushpin_relief = | etymology = | alternate_names = Rogers House, Wimbledon House | status = | cancelled = | topped_out = | building_type = | architectural_style = Modernist architecture | classification = | location = | address = 22 Parkside Wimbledon | location_city = London | location_country = England | coordinates = {{coord|51.4267|-0.2221|display=inline,title}} | construction_start_date = 1968 | construction_stop_date = 1969 | owner = Harvard Graduate School of Design | landlord = | affiliation = | height = | architectural = | tip = | top_floor = | observatory = | diameter = | circumference = | weight = | other_dimensions = | structural_system = | material = | size = | floor_count = 1 | floor_area = {{convert|257|sqm|abbr=on}} | elevator_count = | grounds_area = | architect = Project Architects:<br /> Richard Rogers,<br /> Su Rogers née Brumwell<br />Pierre Botschi<br />John Doggart<br />Ingrid Morris<br />Richard Russell<br />John Young | architecture_firm = Richard and Su Rogers Architects | developer = | engineer = | structural_engineer = Anthony Hunt Associates | quantity_surveyor = GA Hanscomb Partnership | main_contractor = | number_of_rooms = | embedded = {{Infobox designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = Grade II* | designation1_offname = 22 Parkside | designation1_date = 22 February 2013 | designation1_number = 1409979<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101409979-22-parkside-village-ward#.Wq4ooUx2vIU|title=22 Parkside|work=British Listed Buildings|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> }} }}
'''22 Parkside''' (also known as the '''Rogers House''' or '''Wimbledon House''') is a residential property in Wimbledon, London, designed in 1967 by British architect Richard Rogers and his then wife, Su Rogers, and built in 1968–70.<ref name="Irving, 2012, 559" >{{harvnb|Irving|2012|p=559}}</ref><ref name="Dunlop1999">{{cite book|author=Beth Dunlop|title=A House for My Mother: Architects Build for Their Families|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nn58lFJJOPMC&pg=PA14|year=1999|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-56898-173-4|pages=14–}}</ref><ref name=NHLE>{{NHLE|num=1409979|desc=22 Parkside|access-date=12 September 2017|mode=cs2}}</ref> The house is located at 22 Parkside, Wimbledon, south-west London, near Wimbledon Common.<ref name=BlouinArtinf>{{cite web|last=Tse|first=Samantha|title=Private House Designed By Richard Rogers Receives Grade II Listing|url=http://uk.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/871715/private-house-designed-by-richard-rogers-receives-grade-ii|publisher=BlouinArtinfo.com|access-date=7 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215053033/http://uk.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/871715/private-house-designed-by-richard-rogers-receives-grade-ii|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since 22 February 2013, it has been a Grade II* listed building.<ref name=NHLE/> In 2015 the building was renovated and donated to the Harvard Graduate School of Design, after Richard Rogers failed to sell the building.
== Introduction == 22 Parkside on the A219 is a single-storey house designed in 1967 for Rogers' parents (Dr. William Nino and Dada Rogers) by Rogers and his then wife, Su. Set in a narrow plot of woodland just opposite Wimbledon Common, the house was built in 1968–70.<ref name="Irving, 2012, 559"/><ref name="Dunlop1999"/><ref name=NHLE/> It is a notable early example of Rogers' work.<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Maev|title=House designed by Lord Rogers for his parents given Grade II* listing|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/feb/25/lord-rogers-parents-house-listing|work=The Guardian |access-date=2 December 2013}}</ref> The house was adapted and extended by Rogers' son Ab, who moved into the house with his family in 1998.<ref name="dezeen">{{cite web|last=Hobson|first=Ben|title=Wimbledon house was meant to solve the British housing problem but didn't, says Richard Rogers|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2018/03/15/video-interview-richard-rogers-22-parkside-wimbledon-house-movie/?li_source=LI&li_medium=bottom_block_1 |work=Dezeen |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> In 2015 Richard Rogers donated the house to the Harvard Graduate School of Design.<ref name="dezeen"/> It was renovated by architect Philip Gumuchdjian, who restored it to its original design. Harvard Graduate School of Design use the building as part of a residency programme that host students.<ref name="dezeen"/>
== Design == The single-storey modernist house is made from bright yellow-painted steel ribs with full-height glazing at each end,<ref name="dezeen"/> and is separated into two parts. The first part is a flat and pottery studio for Rogers' mother, with the main house set in trees behind.<ref name="Dunlop1999"/> Day space includes a large open-plan kitchen, living room and dining room. There are a master bedroom, two small bedrooms, a bathroom and utility room. Two opposite sides of the house, north-east and south-west, have ceiling-to-wall glass with views onto the grounds, which consist of a courtyard and landscaped gardens.<ref name=NHLE/> The roof is flat and covered in felt.<ref name=NHLE/> Rogers himself believes this to be among the best example of his early work.<ref name=BlouinArtinf/><ref name="The Guardian" /> Rogers said that the approach he used to design this early work, such as the use of prefabricated steel and glass modules, served as an inspiration for much of his future work, which includes the Centre Georges Pompidou, co-designed with Renzo Piano, and the Grade I listed Lloyd's building.<ref name="The Guardian" />
In listing it, English Heritage gave four reasons: its architectural and structural interest, historic interest, experimental use of materials and techniques and its intactness. Architecturally, they called it "an early, executed example of a High-Tech, steel-framed house in Britain" commenting on the significance of "prefabricated components" and "neoprene gaskets". Historically, they described it as "an important early work by a very significant architectural practice", and "a highly significant, surviving early British High-Tech building".<ref name=NHLE/> With regard to material and techniques, English Heritage cited the use of "factory-finished components and dry construction", the "lightness and precision of steel", allowing "clear spans required for open-plan living and flexibility". As for intactness, it was noted that "the intention, structure and main built-in fittings are clearly legible, alongside later modifications, an endorsement of its versatility."<ref name=NHLE/>
==Ownership== The house has been owned entirely by the Rogers' family since it was built.<ref name="Harvard">{{cite web | url=https://www.dezeen.com/2015/04/02/richard-rogers-donates-wimbledon-house-parents-harvard-design-school/ | title= Richard Rogers donates house designed for parents to Harvard architecture school | publisher=Dezeen | access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref> Since 1988 the house has been occupied by Rogers' son Ab and his family and the property was extended before being put up for sale in 2013 for £3.2 million.<ref name="Harvard"/> The property was never sold and the house was taken off the market.<ref name="Harvard"/> Rogers' charity, the Richard Rogers Charitable Settlement, donated it to the Harvard Graduate School of Design, providing a resource for students studying architecture.<ref name="Harvard"/> Rogers said ''"The house will be a gift to Harvard for training of doctorates in the field of architecture – my charity is giving it to them."''<ref name="Harvard"/>
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===References=== * {{cite book|last=Irving|first=Mark|year=2012|title=1001 Houses You Must See Before You Die|location=London|publisher=Cassell Illustrated|isbn=978-1-84403-738-4}}
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