TEMZA
The 1930's build terraced house is located
in Shepherd’s Bush, an area of London
that’s seeing a lot of change and starting to
establish itself as a vibrant, youthful part of
the city. The owners are a couple, Sonia Pash
and Pawel Sipta, who purchased the property
with the intention of remodelling it using their
decade of experience they have collected
managing their Design & Build company,
Temza.
The house is an exercise in ‘affordable’
renovation projects and how to maximise the
value of the property through clever design
and well-founded industry knowledge.
"The house was originally 65 sq. m, however
we added a rear extension under permitted
development and reconfigured the layout
to fit four bedrooms and two bathrooms, as
previously it was an impractically configured
two bed with just one bathroom.
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One of the things that made the biggest
impact is opening up the kitchen and the
living room space, which results in one open
plan ground floor space that spans out form
the front door to the glazed rear wall, giving
you a sense of space.”
The emphasis of the project is on space
optimisation, the house still is very compact,
but it is practical and feels spacious thanks
to the wise use of every sq. m of space. It’s a
real case study of how to make the most of
the layout:
• Installing floor to ceiling built in
wardrobes to each bedroom
• Fitting an additional WC with small walk
in shower under the stairs
• Avoiding corridors or other wasted
spaces