LIGHT POURS INTO THE TWO STOREY ATRIUM FROM ALL ANGLES. THE DINING AREA IS OVERLOOKED ON THREE SIDES WHILE THE HIGH CEILING FEATURES STRIKING ANGLES AND RECESSES
THE STREAMLINED INTOTO KITCHEN FEATURES DIFFERENT CEILING LEVELS AND AN ENGINEERED
OAK FLOOR, WHICH CONTINUES INTO THE DINING AREA
“As well as bringing in light from above, I
was also keen to bring light and space into the building from the sides by installing folding glass screens and large bespoke windows – one of them two storeys high,” says Mark. Mark’s design begins in the heart of the house
where he has created a double-height dining area with the huge feature window overlooking the garden. More light pours through a window in the roof and spreads left and right into two first floor bedrooms, each featuring an internal window overlooking the dining atrium. Huge steel lintels support these rooms and
create a two storey living space of almost indus- trial proportions – alluding to the building’s com- mercial history. Although the building is long, Mark has used the full width of the property to create a home that flows naturally from one room to the next, without it becoming a long cor- ridor with rooms leading off it. To accentuate this, Mark wanted to include
THE BEDROOM OVERLOOKS THE ATRIUM AND DRAWS ON BORROWED LIGHT
striking vistas though the length and breadth of the property, linking the main living areas with sight-lines that run through the main body of the house, past the glazed sitting room and into the garden room beyond. “Rooms can soon feel closed in if there is
nothing to take your eye into the next space,” says Mark. “It’s important to think vertically as well as horizontally. The footprint of a room can be quite small but if you have height and light the room instantly feels much bigger.” Although the house is contemporary with
white walls, engineered oak floors and free- flowing spaces, Mark was keen to achieve a happy balance between inspirational modern design and domestic comfort.
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