Architecture and interiors

Stuart Forbes Associates renovated an existing four storey Grade Listed property and added a substantial basement structure below the garden at the rear. It developed an articulated cast concrete structure which allows the required planting depths of soil and still creates the opportunity for daylight to penetrate into the deepest parts of the dig by the use of overhead glazed roof lights which are set at garden level.

Marcus Beale Architects asked us to capture a residential project which included a stairs to a locally listed building in Wimbledon. ’(Their) client’s key requirements were to improve the approach and bring more light and a greater sense of quality into the heart of the building.’

Kitchen Architecture is the largest independent designer of Bulthaup kitchens in Europe. Established in 1949, and inspired by the Bauhaus movement, the Bulthaup brand became the biggest design influence of the modern movement and led Bulthaup to develop concepts based on Bauhaus principles of looks, function and value. We visited an old mews house which had been completely recreated into a four-storey building and accommodated the captured Bulthaup kitchen.

After two years in the making, H2 Design produced this 1400sqm private residence in Hampstead which included a new 20m swimming pool across the basement level.

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.

Jessica Brook Design produced a classic-contemporary full refurbishment and interior decoration of a Grade II listed 16th Century Manor House.

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.

This seven storey apartment block with 85 studio flats for key workers was once a 1970’s six storey North London office building. The new building uses the existing concrete structural skeleton, has an additional top floor and a new skin whose hues were selected after a major photographic study of the area by colourist Charlotte Ingle.