"Druid Grove" house in East Dulwich

[BrandNewGuy]

Saw this piece about a radically redesigned East Dulwich house. Wacky certainly, but liveable in? Not so sure....
https://www.dezeen.com/2025/12/18/can-druid-grove-renovation-london/
"Cave-like openings, green timber tendrils and a monolithic standing stone all feature in Druid Grove, a London house recently renovated by local studio CAN.
Located in East Dulwich, the three-bedroom townhouse was updated and extended for a visual artist, whose own work informed the creation of what CAN founder Mat Barnes calls a "mystical" space."

[Angelina]

Only interested if they used ancient methods of transporting monoliths, for authenticity

[Sue]

1 hour ago, BrandNewGuy said:

Saw this piece about a radically redesigned East Dulwich house. Wacky certainly, but liveable in? Not so sure....
https://www.dezeen.com/2025/12/18/can-druid-grove-renovation-london/
"Cave-like openings, green timber tendrils and a monolithic standing stone all feature in Druid Grove, a London house recently renovated by local studio CAN.
Located in East Dulwich, the three-bedroom townhouse was updated and extended for a visual artist, whose own work informed the creation of what CAN founder Mat Barnes calls a "mystical" space."

I think  it's absolutely hideous 🤣 

"Mystical space" ? How are they defining "mystical" exactly? 

Edited Saturday at 23:10 by Sue

[NewWave]

I'm a bit of an architecture geek and I must confess I find it one of the most gimmicky ugly redesigns I've seen in a while.

I'm always open to quirky but this is just not nice in any way shape or form.

[Sue]

On 20/12/2025 at 21:27, Angelina said:

Only interested if they used ancient methods of transporting monoliths, for authenticity

Well they seem to have got fed up with transporting this one, as it appears to have been dumped right outside the patio doors.

Apart from the fact that it's not in an aesthetically pleasing position in the garden, it must be quite hard to get past it, especially if you are carrying something outside!