Architecture studio dMFK Architects has restored and renovated the Voysey House office in Chiswick, London, which was originally designed as a wallpaper factory by architect CFA Voysey.
The studio renovated the Grade-II listed building ? the only factory designed by the architect ? into a "premium workspace" for property developer Dorrington. It will be occupied by wallpaper company Sanderson Design Group, which originally commissioned the building as an extension to its main factory more than a century ago.
dMFK Architects renovated Voysey House
The team aimed to revive the structure's original character reversing a series of renovations over the past 100 years following its conversion into offices after a fire in 1928.
Built with white glazed bricks, painted Staffordshire blue bricks and Portland stone, the building has a striking facade that was carefully repaired to its "former glory". This included replacing the non-original windows with steel reproductions of the original frames. Existing windows were replaced with steel reproductions of the original frames
"The main concept for the project was to deliver a holistic restoration that refocuses attention on the quality of CFA Voysey's original building," dMFK Architects director Joshua Scott told Dezeen.
"We've embraced the opportunity to unravel the story of the Voysey House, which had lost its way after being subjected to a series of functional changes over the past century that sig...