London studio Archmongers has renovated a duplex flat in one of the city's most influential housing estates, using shades of red, yellow and blue to complement the modernist materials palette.
The three-bedroom home is located within Hatfield House on the Golden Lane Estate, a complex designed and built in the 1950s by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, the same architects responsible for the Barbican.
The renovation celebrates the original design of the Golden Lane flat
Archmongers' refurbishment is designed to celebrate the flat's key features ? the bright and open living spaces, the efficient organisation of spaces, and material details like the terrazzo stairs and tiled surfaces.
Referencing historic photos of original Golden Lane flats, architects Margaret Bursa and Johan Hybschmann sought to reinstate details that had been removed or covered over in an earlier remodelling, which they described as "mundanely neutral". Wooden frames create subtle separation between kitchen and living spaces
The architects added chunky wooden frames to recreate separation between the kitchen and lounge space, without losing the visual connection.
Bespoke steel storage cabinets were installed, while original hardwood window frames and parquet flooring were uncovered.
Details are picked out in primary colours
"The biggest change was, in many ways, bringing it back to what it once was," Hybschmann told Dezeen. "Not because we had to, but because it made a lot of sense.&...