Large Family House
Parsons Green SW6
Completed March 2003

A substantial design project successfully completed in close collaboration with Helm Architects and the clients.

The site consisted of a Georgian house frontage, a glorified mews garage (large enough to house four cars) and sandwiched in between a flimsy seventies glazed courtyard. The mews and courtyard were demolished leaving only the Georgian property untouched. Contractors were on site for fifteen months performing the transformation from muddy wet crater-like excavations to first castings of reinforced concrete works to the final installation of fabric wrapped doors.

We were involved in a number of ways:

1. as interior designers of the house
2. as suppliers of all finishes materials
3. as furniture & decorations designer

It was a great opportunity for us to be in control of the re-use of a substantial quantity of our reclaimed materials. Hopefully showing how old materials work well in a modern context adding both a layer of history and a richness to the project. All joinery items in the new-build have deliciously thick teak worktops and shelves, the teak originally having formed an exterior balcony to the now demolished Queen Charlotte’s Hospital. The dining room and courtyard use large slabs of a Norwegian slate, flecked with reflective bronze that had once graced the walls of the Department of the Environment, Westminster.

Co-ordinating the interior decorations allowed us to work with old friends Timorous Beasties who created new textile designs for each of the main areas; a Japanese inspired tree for the living room sliding doors, flying parrots and insects for the dining area and organic clambering roses looking into the garden.