A renovation of a ground floor apartment within a large Victorian building included opening up the space to make the most of high ceilings and large rooms with oversized windows. Original shutters hidden away and stuck behind years of paint were carefully prised open and restored, and brickwork exposed to reveal the fabric of the building and what would have been life below stairs in its early years.

A renovation of a ground floor apartment within a large Victorian building included opening up the space to make the most of high ceilings and large rooms with oversized windows. Original shutters hidden away and stuck behind years of paint were carefully prised open and restored, and brickwork exposed to reveal the fabric of the building and what would have been life below stairs in its early years.

A small unloved Victorian cottage was stripped and pared back to reveal its original features. Laminate flooring was removed to expose original timber boards, and lovely old fire chambers were opened up revealing brickwork and some of the original period charm of the house. An addition to the rear of the property adding a third room to the ground floor, allowed the kitchen to be moved from the second of the two original reception rooms. A small but perfectly formed kitchen crowned with a new roof and complete with sky light and double doors opening out on to the garden and sun terrace completed the ground floor.

A small unloved Victorian cottage was stripped and pared back to reveal its original features. Laminate flooring was removed to expose original timber boards, and lovely old fire chambers were opened up revealing brickwork and some of the original period charm of the house. An addition to the rear of the property adding a third room to the ground floor, allowed the kitchen to be moved from the second of the two original reception rooms. A small but perfectly formed kitchen crowned with a new roof and complete with sky light and double doors opening out on to the garden and sun terrace completed the ground floor.

A Victorian house requiring some TLC was renovated on behalf of a returning client. Spaces were opened up to allow good flow and light into the rooms on the ground floor. A redundant outside WC was integrated into the internal space and lighting design included wall washing which was introduced for effective ambient lighting

A Victorian house requiring some TLC was renovated on behalf of a returning client. Spaces were opened up to allow good flow and light into the rooms on the ground floor. A redundant outside WC was integrated into the internal space and lighting design included wall washing which was introduced for effective ambient lighting

The De Hasse store was a restoration project in itself. Previously a butchers and then a book shop, its well trodden olive carpet wrapped itself around pine orange banisters and book shelves buckling under the weight of years of book collections, and covered the tiled floor in the entrance to the shop. Its magnolia walls were lined with shelves full to bursting and lit by fluorescent strip lighting. The carpet was torn up revealing an original quarry tiled floor and concrete which was brushed, sealed and left in its natural state. Reclaimed industrial light fittings were sourced in Devon and used with galvanised conduit to link the lighting, and reclaimed timber was used to form paneling and steps leading to the rear of the shop where a fabric wall in denim linen helped to make the working design studio space cosy. Brickwork was exposed and steel and glass screens designed and fabricated to divide the space.

The De Hasse store was a restoration project in itself. Previously a butchers and then a book shop, its well trodden olive carpet wrapped itself around pine orange banisters and book shelves buckling under the weight of years of book collections, and covered the tiled floor in the entrance to the shop. Its magnolia walls were lined with shelves full to bursting and lit by fluorescent strip lighting. The carpet was torn up revealing an original quarry tiled floor and concrete which was brushed, sealed and left in its natural state. Reclaimed industrial light fittings were sourced in Devon and used with galvanised conduit to link the lighting, and reclaimed timber was used to form paneling and steps leading to the rear of the shop where a fabric wall in denim linen helped to make the working design studio space cosy. Brickwork was exposed and steel and glass screens designed and fabricated to divide the space.