In the reconfiguration of the ground and first floors of this period property overlooking Barnes Common the new additions were conceived as a series of ‘furniture boxes’ that were to float within the existing fabric of the house.

Blue-grey slabs of basalt run throughout the ground floor and out onto the terrace at the rear of the house. A recent brick extension has been updated with a large sliding glass door leading out to the garden. Inside, a large roof light illuminates the kitchen ‘box’. The object sits at centre stage, reflecting the clients’ cultural heritage and love of food and cooking.

Beyond the intimate low ceiling of the lobby area to the new master suite on the first floor, the bathroom and dressing room ‘boxes’ appear to span between the walls. Cabinets, wardrobes and plinths are raised up off the floor and lit from below. The spaces above meanwhile have been opened up to allow light to flood through from the front and rear deep into the master suite.


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