Architecture and interiors

Paul Archer Design’s aim was to restore the original features of this 1840 three-storey house while adding a contemporary layer to the building. The design comprises a minimalist glass corner which uses frameless glass technology. A long roof light creates a clear distinction between the historic building and the new extension.

Following its original design and build in 1931 by Brownrigg & Hiscock and Milton & Sons respectively, High Cognor was refurbished. This included a bespoke kitchen designed by kitchen and furniture makers, Artichoke.

Donato Coppola, founder of Officina Coppola, created a variety of wall finishes for a residential project in Battersea. We feature the night lounge with hidden lighting between wall and ceiling.

Designed by Eldridge Smerin, this proto Arts and Craft house has been remodelled to create a double height entrance space. The extension forms a protected courtyard and creates a glazed kitchen, dining and living space. The project won a Royal Institute of British Architects Award in 2009.

Designed by Michaelis Boyd Associates, William Blake House was originally a commercial premises and then fully refurbished to create three storeys of living accommodation as a family home.  The main staircase spans the back wall of the property over all three floors with open riser timber treads and a stainless steel mesh balustrade, which allows views from the staircase into the main spaces.

Gensler designed the London offices of middle-market advisor, Harris Williams & Co.

Gensler designed the London offices of international real estate company, Tishman Speyer, which includes a gallery-like reception area.

Each of the five rooms at Energy Clinic reflect the five elements of Feng Shui; wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Feng Shui is one of the eight branches of traditional Chinese Medicines and is used here to forecast the five elements’ natural influence on the patient. It is mainly concerned with colour, design shape, physiological and psychological function, bodily organ, taste and time of day.

Designed by Winka Dubbeldam of Archi-Tectonics, the first European stand-alone boutique for Ports 1961 opened at Harvey Nichols. The Canadian brand is already well established in America and has a celebrity following that includes Megan Fox, Carey Mulligan and Emmy Rossum.

L&B commissioned us to photograph their luxury interiors shop in Belgravia for their new website. Leonora Beaubois is a bespoke linen designer who owns L&B’s London store, based in Belgravia, while her cousins and brother are based at its stores in the South of France. Leonora is the fourth generation of her family to follow this particular career path.

Wallpaper* magazine very kindly recommended us to designer clothing group, Joseph. As a result, we are now in the middle of cataloging their stores. We open with 14 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, designed by Reed Abillama Architects.

Our camera managed to fight the freeze whilst we shot ICEHOTEL in the Arctic for a forthcoming book, produced by Russ Malkin at Big Earth and published by Transworld.

Aynhoe Park is a privately-owned Grade I listed 17th Century country house used as a location for hire. We were particulary attracted to the owner’s taxidermy collection which grazes on the ground floor.

Owned by Morgans Hotel Group and designed by Marcel Wanders, we were asked to shoot Mondrian for a travel feature. It is a 355-room hotel and condominium development overlooking Biscayne Bay. As Wanders describes, it is, “…like the castle of Sleeping Beauty…Like the moment when the story ends, and people wake up after 100 years and see with new eyes.”

The Times Eureka Garden and Pavilion was undertaken by NEX and landscape gardener, Marcus Barnett. It was commissioned by The Times Newspaper in association with Kew Gardens for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2011. The design approach was inspired by the cellular structure of plants and processes of plant growth and formation. The pavilion sits on a timber raft constructed from spruce beams and the walls and roof are clad with recycled plastic ‘cells’.

Originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and constructed in 1933, Battersea Power Station was eventually closed down due to pollution and a shift in national policy in power generation in 1983. 28 years later, the Rafael Vinoly-designed masterplan was approved. Construction is scheduled to commence in 2012. We decided to capture the power station in all its glory for the final time.

We were asked to produce fine art photography for the walls of an apartment which was interior designed by Peter G. Sheehan. Given the fortunate fact that the apartment overlooked the Royal Albert Hall, this became our chosen subject.

Designed by HGP Architects, Spinnaker Tower is the tallest accessible structure in the UK, outside of London, standing at 170 metres. The design represents a billowing spinnaker sail constructed as two large white steel arcs. The triple observation deck at the top, being the largest glass floor in Europe, offers visitors 320 degree views.

Architect, Daniel Libeskind, designed Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2001, Eighteen Turns. With references to an origami figure, Eighteen Turns was created from sheer metallic planes assembled in a dynamic sequence.

Designed by Foster + Partners, we shot the British Museum’s Great Court. The canopy was designed and installed by computer. It’s glass and steel roof was constructed out of 3,312 panes of glass, no two which are the same.

For Lee Broom’s fifth collection at The London Design Festival 2011, he will be launching his debut upholstery collection entitled ‘Salon’. The collection will consist of six furniture pieces which are a contemporary take on 1930′s upholstery. The finished result is a polished, contemporary furniture range that echoes the iconic designs of luxury fashion accessories and punk rock couture.

In partnership with Ormond Editions, Stephane Parmentier has launched the ‘Altair’ collection of stools, tables, a console and modular elements. We photographed the collection at L&B in Belgravia.

Scabetti have installed their latest sculptural installation, Shoal, at the newly refurbished interior of Hilton London Docklands Riverside Hotel. It is made of fine bone china and measures 3.3m (12′) long x 1.8m (6′) wide.

Corian Super-Surfaces is an installation designed by Amanda Levete Architects. It involved a lounge environment and also featured a bathroom and kitchen. We were asked to capture it whilst it was on display for London Design Festival 2009.

Lee Broom, interior and furniture designer, produced his third collection of furniture ‘Heritage Boy’. It draws on traditional British manufacturing techniques to create a modern-day furniture collection which is divided into three distinct ranges: carpetry, parquetry and tiles and all of which are made in Britain.

We photographed the interior designer, Daniel Poole, at one of his residential projects in Lancaster Gate.

We captured the painter, Peter Armstrong, at his home in Brixton. The walls and ceilings are adorned with fashion magazine cuttings, grouped according to colour and all his furniture was found on the road, his road to be precise.

Core One Antiques accommodates nine antique dealers who specialise in a variety of styles and periods. We feature five and each within their showroom, namely (in order of posting from top to bottom); David at Plinth, Roger at Jamb, Roderick at Roderick Haugh Antiques, Dean at Dean Antiques and Arabella at DNA Design.