Marylebone Apartment by Proctor & Shaw
South London based architects Proctor & Shaw have completed the full interior renovation of an apartment in a period block in Marylebone, London.
Description
The challenging brief required re-configuring the inefficient existing one bedroom, one bathroom layout to incorporate two double bedrooms each with ensuite facilities, along with a generous open plan kitchen, dining, and living space.
?The top floor of the existing building had been rebuilt following bomb damage during the war?, explained architect Mike Shaw, ?which meant the existing spanning concrete structure allowed a complete reconfiguration of the non-load-bearing internal walls to suit the client?s aspirations for the space.? The beautiful cantilevered communal stair in terrazzo from this earlier 1950s refurbishment also set the tone for a crafted approach rich in material texture. The chosen design solution incorporated a series of fixed furniture interventions that structured a newly orientated layout maximising every square inch of the property?s modest 75 msq footprint. Ensuite bedrooms are organised behind a finely detailed full height timber profiled screen wall to allow a consolidated street-facing living space running the full length of the apartment. The wall incorporates all storage and service requirements for the apartment, including kitchen appliances and hanging cupboards, resulting in a highly efficient plan.
Lye-washed batten profiles modulate the organising wall to create a...
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