Architecture studio Russian for Fish has injected colour into the basement of a London duplex flat by installing a bright yellow kitchen.
The Beresford Road property is located in the north London borough of Islington, and is home to a young couple and their two dogs.

Occupying the lower two floors of a Victorian terrace, the duplex was formerly described as having a "dual personality".
The ground level, which plays host to two bedrooms, a bathroom and a dressing area, was spacious and filled with light ? while the basement housed a series of narrow corridors and dim, vacant rooms.

The clients asked Russian for Fish to design a more welcoming basement level, that mirrored their penchant for "contemporary, gallery-style restraint". To do this, the team created a yellow-coloured kitchen to make the space appear significantly brighter. The shade also extends through to the stairwell.

Influenced by the material palette of industrial buildings, the architects then used a light, polished concrete for the flooring and some of the basement's walls.
"Yellow is a great colour ? it brings out the ochre tones of the natural concrete floor, compliments the off-white walls, and creates warmth throughout the flat, even on the dullest of days," said architect and studio founder Pereen d'Avoine.
"We felt we needed a strong pop of colour to offset the concrete used throughout the space."

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