Project
DE BEAUVOIR SQUARE
LOCATION: HACKNEY
SIZE: 205 SQ M / 2200 SQ FT
FEATURES
MIRROR BACKED LOWER GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION, RAISED GROUND FLOOR FRAMELESS GLASS STUDY, ORIEL WINDOW SEAT, GREEN ROOF,
LIMESTONE COUNTERTOPS & FLOATING BENCH, WIDE FORMAT OAK CHEVRON FLOORING, SCALLOPED OAK CABINETRY, HANDMADE WANEY-EDGE DINING TABLE,
LIMEWASH PAINT & LIME RENDER
OUR CLIENTS, OWNERS OF ONE OF DE BEAUVOIR SQUARE'S ICONIC, GRADE II LISTED, 19TH CENTURY JACOBEAN-STYLE HOUSES TASKED US WITH ADDING SPACE & A SYMPATHETIC NEW INTERIOR DESIGN THROUGHOUT.
THE RESULT IS A MARRIAGE OF NEW GLASS & OLD BRICK; A LIGHT-FILLED, MODERN EXTENSION ON THE LOWER & RAISED GROUND FLOORS JUXTAPOSE THE STUNNING ORIGINAL BUILDING.
MUCH LIKE THE EXTERIOR THE INSIDE IS A BLEND OF PERIOD & CONTEMPORARY STYLES WHERE A MODERN APPROACH HAS BEEN MIXED WITH PERIOD CHARACTER.
“THE LISTED NATURE OF THE BUILDING MADE EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAILS
A BIG DEAL”
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“MIRROR POLISHED STEEL PANELS WERE CHOSEN FOR THE EXTENSION FACADE TO REFLECT THE GARDEN WHILE ACCENTUATING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD & THE NEW “
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“THE COMBINATION OF CLOUDY LIMESTONE & LIMEWASH PAINT
HELP CREATE A REAL SENSE OF CALM”
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“THE SCALLOPED OAK CUPBOARDS DETAIL FROM THE KITCHEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE WHOLE LOWER GROUND FLOOR
CREATING PLENTY OF STORAGE & OCCASIONAL SEATING ”
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“THE RASIED GROUND FLOOR LIVING AREAS ARE A MIX OF MODERN FURNISHINGS ENTWINED WITH THE ORIGINAL CHARACTER”
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“THE SCALLOPED GARDEN TABLE DESIGN
HELPS TIE THE INTERIORS & EXTERIOR TOGETHER”
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PHOTOGRAPHY
HELEN LEECH
COLLABORATORS:
ARCHITECTS
ENVELOP
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
FARLAM & CHANDLER
