The design brief involved stripping back the building’s 1980s faux Georgian styling whilst maintaining the restrained essence of the home, modernise where necessary, and create functional, dynamic spaces. Our process involved taking the building back to its core with all finishes removed including windows, doors and stylised features. Then adding a new wing with a garage, laundry, butlers pantry and lift. Durable finishes and fixtures now create the ultimate entertainers home that spills from room to room, then outside to the garden terrace via a long bank of steel framed pivot doors.
The material palette includes granite bench tops and floors, and timber flooring and joinery, varied in texture and finish to create depth. Granite is used in a ‘flamed’ finish on the floors, then honed smooth for bathroom vanities and kitchen bench tops. This limited palette creates a harmonious flow, while new steel windows and doors create texture and patterning, similar to a Scottish tartan. A building that could have been relegated to the scrap heap now has a new lease on life.
