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This contemporary internal reconfiguration and complete refurbishment of a 4-storey North London historic house required extensive negotiation with conservation authorities to allow changes to the roof and rear elevation. The house was stripped of all existing fittings, wiring and plumbing, internal load-bearing walls were removed, new exterior openings formed, and roof lights were added to allow natural light to penetrate gloomy upper floors. The interior was finished to a high specification including a solid walnut kitchen with composite concrete bench-tops and splashback, bespoke joinery units and Starck-designed sanitary ware. |
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A wrap-around extension to the rear of this terraced Victorian house gave the family a large, light, open-plan kitchen/dining area. The clients were interested in using a blend of materials - the timber cladding to the upper walls is locally-sourced sweet chestnut and the new brickwork is in reclaimed 'London' stock brick. Two long. narrow roof lights are designed to get light into the middle of the space without the loss of too much heat, the construction of the extension walls uses high-specification insulation in cavities, and exceeds the high thermal performance demands of the UK building code. |
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This two bedroom flat was arranged over the first, second and attic floors of a very narrow and awkwardly-angled London terraced house. In the process of modernising, the client wanted to also create access to a private outside space. With no means of connecting to a garden, the solution was to remove the rear part of the existing roof to create a patio at attic level, and to fit the new kitchen into the under-used attic space to take full advantage of views over the city. The project was completed on a tight budget and combined adapted low-cost kitchen components with small elements of bespoke carpentry and metalwork to maximum effect. |
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