Architecture for London has designed the interiors of this north London extension to appear "like a neatly ruled grid in a notebook", hinting at the professions of its two inhabitants.
Set on a terrace of Victorian properties in Islington, House for a Stationer has been designed with details that subtly nod to the occupations of its two owners ? a stationer and a graphic designer.

"This is a home that highly complements the considered and detailed approach that [the owners] Neil and Mark bring to their work," explained Clerkenwell-based practice Architecture for London, who were tasked with carrying out the home's overhaul.
"They deeply engaged in the process, leading to a home that is truly theirs. Like a neatly ruled grid in a stationers notebook, the house is all in order."
The rear of the formerly cramped and light-starved house has been extended to make way for an open-plan dining area and study.
Clad entirely in off-white bricks and fronted by a huge glazed door, the rectilinear volume was constructed to tuck neatly beneath an existing flight of metal steps that connects the upstairs neighbours to their garden.

Inside, the extension features an IKEA kitchen suite with pale-grey cupboards. The practice has swapped its original door handles for simple circular knobs, resulting in a more minimal final appearance.
Clean white tiles have been arranged in a grid-like fashion on the rear wall to form a splashback.

The linearity of the tiles ...