The Art of Design Issue 36 2019 | Page 61

61 'MANOR'-STYLE EDWARDIAN FIVE-BEDROOM HOUSE COMPLETELY REFURBISHED TO MEET CONTEMPORARY DEMANDS Award-winning architecture and interior design practice gpad london has finished the complete refurbishment of an Edwardian five-bedroom house in Wadham Gardens, Primrose Hill. The dated and dilapidated house has been transformed into a highly desirable, luxurious dwelling with an elegant mezzanine library, a modernist-inspired stained glass window, artisan-made chandeliers and a basement extension with a car dock, cinema, swimming pool and gym. All bedrooms have ensuites and the top floor can be divided into two suites with a concealed partition. Standout features Library Wadham Gardens originally had two ground floor reception rooms, which were timber-panelled in the 1970s. The flow has been improved by connecting the spaces with a mezzanine library which has been built above an opening between the rooms. The new staircase to the mezzanine, designed and installed by Wilder Creative, forms a sculptural piece of art in the corner and a focal point between the two rooms. A roof light floods the living space below and an artisan-designed chandelier adds eye-catching detail. Website: www.gpadlondonltd.com / Photography: Peter Savage, Aston Chase