Photography
David Butler Photography
As with many of our London residential designs, open plan such as polished concrete, there is the option to partially and
living is a driver, where this is no exception. By using a fire fully close off the front and rear spaces via large sliding pocket
suppression sprinkling system this enabled us to completely doors. Full height glass to the side of the basement stairwell
open up the ground floor and new basement spaces to this further aids in restricting sound travel whilst retaining the
semi-detached house. visual openness the client wanted.
The result, an immediate sight line to the back garden when you The interior uses high quality natural material finishes, shadow
step into the front living space, thereby creating a vast wide gap lines and varied lighting effects that bring together the
open living space. This visual openness is further enhanced by cold refinement of modernist ideals with the functionality of a
the enormous triple all sliding skyframe doors that effortlessly warm family house.
open to the rear landscape garden designed terrace.
However with acoustics & cooking aromas a common challenge
with such high volume spaces, coupled with reflective materials
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