CASE STUDY


REFRESHED REGENCY ELEGANCE


rancois Belot and ndrea Buscone found a shared oy in their sensitie renovation and extension of an elegant Regency townhouse in south London


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t was December 2019 when London-based couple Francois Belot and Andrea Buscone bought a classic Regency terrace home in south London. “We looked at a lot of townhouses, but many


had already been extended and renovated. We found them to be cold, shiny and not very comfortable, with lots of low-quality materials,” says Andrea, who runs his own property and concierge business in central London.


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“This house had been rented to students and was good value, but the trade-off was the renovation. We saw that as an opportunity,” adds Francois. “It meant we could choose finishes etc., and control the proect, making it ours.”


The couple has some experience, having


renoated a at together in the past, but this proect was much larger, incorporating significant structural changes. The main elements of the


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