De Beauvoir House
De Beauvoir House is an inspirational transformation of a four-bedroom Victorian terraced house by Scott Architects. The house in a north London conservation area has been sensitively refurbished and boldly extended to the rear as a sculptural form that draws light in from the sky and embraces views of its garden and surrounding trees. Original period features have been reinstated using traditional methods, while a rear extension of sweeping spaces gives new life to a house that was slowly being outgrown by its family occupants.
The form of the extension evolved from the language of the site: its gardens, brickwork and neighbouring buildings. The curved forms of the extension are clad in solid oak boarding to add a carefully selected palette of natural materials. That palette includes limestone flooring, exposed brickwork walls and restored Baltic pine floorboards. The interiors are a series of fluid surfaces and flowing spaces that weave through the home, leading towards a rear garden that extends over the dining room as a green roof of wildflowers. Generously lit indoor family rooms open up and connect with west-facing outdoor spaces. Contemporary forms reveal and celebrate the character of the original house, allowing vertical pools of natural light to wash over exposed brickwork and cleanly composed surfaces.
Oak boarding extends through to internal spaces, adding texture and visual warmth. The original building has been fully thermally insulated and includes low energy lighting, underfloor heating from a highly efficient boiler and a sloping green roof.
www.scottarch.co.uk
Loft ApartmenT, Shoreditch
Maurizio Pellizzoni Design was commissioned to re-design an impressive loft apartment that occupies the top floors of a Victorian grade 11 listed building in vibrant and uber cool Shoreditch and originally the home of the headmaster of Rochelle Street School. This stunning apartment combines striking industrial features, an abundance of glass and a sophisticated colour palette to create a light, modern and welcoming space. To achieve the desired look Maurizio Pellizzoni Design retained several original features. The exposed brickwork on the disused chimney breast and the steel air conditioning vent have an industrial feel, while the Poliform kitchen with its white Corian surfaces and floating island adds a touch of modern-day luxury to the main living space. Connecting the apartment’s ground floor, mezzanine bedroom and small terrace is a magnificent bespoke white steel and glass staircase designed and engineered by the architects, which creates a light and open look. The glass panels of the staircase also mirror those of the bedroom wall, presenting a sleek continuation. As it is such an impressive feature, one of the main design challenges was its installation: ultimately both the staircase and giant glass panels had to be lifted by crane into the apartment.
Consistent with the contemporary feel the main colour scheme of the property was restricted to a palette of cool blue, white and grey accessorised with finishing touches from Ralph Lauren Home with furniture from Poliform and B&B Italia. With the exception of some impressive Bang and Olufsen blue speakers in the living area much of the technology is discreet, including Bond- style electric black out blinds throughout.
Various textures were used within the interior, such as the poured resin bathroom floor and the sheer white curtains which shield the wardrobes.
The abundance of soft furnishings and subtle patterns throughout creates a softness which perfectly balances the apartment’s overtly robust and industrial feel.
www.mpdlondon.co.uk
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