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Szczepaniak Astridge has added a rooftop extension to Leaf House, a terrace in south London for architectural photographer Edmund Sumner and writer Yuki Sumner. Designed to be a peaceful retreat, the loft extension contains the Sumners’ master bedroom and features a wooden bath positioned against a large window with views across London. “Leaf House was […] More
Mid-century homes in Palm Springs and vintage advertisements from the 1950s are just some of the things that design studio Daytrip drew upon to create the vibrant interiors of this central London office. The media office takes over three floors of a converted warehouse in Clerkenwell that was originally built back in the 18th century. […] More
Blocky concrete plinths dominate lighting brand PSLab’s London HQ, which local studio JamesPlumb has designed to evoke “quiet brutalism”. Tucked down a quiet side street in south London’s Bermondsey neighbourhood, PSLab’s HQ occupies a Victorian-era tannery – a place where animal hides are processed to produce leather. The lighting brand, which originally launched in Beirut, […] More
A spinning porthole offers shifting views of living spaces inside this London apartment, which Surman Weston has finished with bespoke decor elements. The 54-square-metre apartment is set within Makepeace Mansions, a 1920s residential block in the Highgate neighbourhood with a mock-Tudor facade. In the past it had undergone a “piecemeal” renovation that left behind a […] More
Mycelium pendant lamps dangle above recycled-plastic dining tables inside Silo, a zero-waste restaurant in east London designed by studio Nina+Co. Silo is set within The White Building, a creative hub in the Hackney Wick neighbourhood that contains studio space for artists and a craft brewery. The restaurant, which is headed up by chef Douglas McMaster, […] More
The gridded facade of this office in central London informed the arrangement of its interiors, where SODA has built a series of flexible workspaces that can be adjusted to suit different occupants. The 3,716-square-metre MYO offices take over the second and third floors of 123 Victoria Street, a mixed-use building that lies just a short […] More
White-washed walls, Douglas fir joinery and creamy furnishings appear inside this east London home, which design studio Daytrip has renovated and expanded by excavating its basement. The five-storey Powerscroft Road townhouse is situated in the neighbourhood of Clapton and had previously been host to several “unloved” living spaces. A majority of the rooms were plastered […] More
Intervention Architecture has installed shapeshifting furniture in a Barbican apartment in London, allowing it to transform from a home into a dance studio. Barbican Dancer’s Studio is a compact studio flat in the Barbican Estate, owned by a professional ballerina. With very little space on offer, the challenge for Intervention Architecture was to create generous […] More
