Jailmake overhauls south London home to make kitchen garden the focal point
South London studio Jailmake has redesigned this once "ill-functioning" 1960s house in Peckham by opening up the kitchen and dining area to a spacious garden.
The East Dulwich-based studio, which is made up of 3D designers and engineers, completely reorganised the layout of the two-storey home, opening up the ground floor to redirect the "flow"of movement though the house.
The sense of procession created by the studio is intended to draw residents and their guests through to the light-filled living and dining area, where folding glass doors open onto a terrace.
Next to the entrance, a ply-clad utility room with rearrangeable shelves and an integrated laundry rack provides dedicated storage for the residents' bicycles and belongings.
Cork floor tiles contribute to the warm-toned palette of Peckham House, which is enhanced by the wooden storage cabinets in the kitchen.
A glazed sycamore-framed partition divides the kitchen and living areas, while allowing light to penetrate the combined rooms.
"[It is] completely hand-made to fit the space, featuring over six metres of continuous grain from a single tree, with the matched sycamore drawer fronts sitting on a black fibre board base," said the studio.
"The proportions and detailing allowing for seamless integration of the appliances, and the visual simplicity is retained by careful detailing such as hidden runners and magnetic socket covers, meaning that the functionality go...
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