Introduction
"...inside...is a scintillating surge of space and light. Visitors arrive in a central lightwell, penetrated by a sharply minimal staircase with the merest sliver of a balustrade. Open maple treads nonchalantly cantilever out from a sinuous white flank wall."
Catherine Slessor
Architectural Review
The site is in a quiet refuge in the centre of one of the liveliest areas of London. A large warehouse loft which had been previously and dangerously converted (the roof was pushing the walls out and slowly collapsing) was stabilised and rebuilt into this 240m² (2600 sq.ft) one bedroom apartment.
On the lower floor a series of floating cantilevered stair treads within a white space lead to the free-form plan of the upper floor. This large open area for living, dining, cooking and study opens out onto two roof terraces. The double-height entrance dramatically links the two floors and brings light to the centre of the lower floor. The client's wish to be able to see the sky when he showered, and his roof garden upon waking, led to the inclusion of clear glass floors that change at the flick of a switch to translucent for privacy above the master bedroom and bathroom. Renovated and regularly spaced saw-tooth roof lights tie the irregular plan together and flood both levels with natural light and sunshine.
The Times
Step up for a flight of fancy
Marcus Binney - 22 Nov 00
Domus
Apartment in London
Ferruccio Izzo - April 95
House and Garden
Dynamic penthouse
Nonie Nieswand - Dec 94
Architectural Review
Lofty Aspirations
Catherine Slessor - Dec 93