Completely redesigned in 2017 by Originate Architects, this beautiful residence is situated in London, United Kingdom.

Description
The owner of the property was very specific in that he wanted an ?open and clean? feel to the property. As many London properties built in the 19th Century are quite narrow, he searched a long time to find two properties that had been combined. It was important to have wider rooms to properly display his art. He wanted as few doors as possible and the rooms to ?flow? into one another. We had to tread a fine line between designing an ?art gallery? but also someone?s home and office. The client has an extensive art collection that really gave us an important insight into his taste (all modern and much of it monochromatic) and this formed the basis of our inspiration for the creation of the spaces. As stated previously, the house had been combined into one from two existing properties, but much of the original detail had been removed. We convinced the client that it was important to re-instate this historic element to the house to honour its history. The new elements required for how we live now were inserted ?lightly? so that you can still easily read the difference between the ?historic? and ?modern? elements. The only exception to this was the lower ground level that was extended to form the entrance to the back garden. This was done in a minimalist modern style. The artwork owned by the client is of museum quality. The Calde...