The house is an early 20th Century dwelling infilled between two semi detached villas within the De Beauvoir estate. The client sought to improve the spatial quality and operation of the house in order to create a calm atmosphere for quiet reflection and meditation.
Retaining the existing facade, it’s neat scale is defined through large open rooms, with deep views front to back that enables the house to function as a continual space. This free flowing arrangement connects the main living spaces, garden and roof terrace whilst private spaces are tightly configured in the centre of the plan, with rooflights and mirrors introduced to enhance natural light.
A curved ceiling leads up to a large roof window to wash this new kitchen with natural light in this Crouch End (London) kitchen side extension. Externally, a restrained palette of recycled bricks are playfully arranged while extensive natural oak joinery, battening and flooring create a simple and rich internal palette.
The completion of Principal Tower is the final piece of the Principal Place masterplan, a comprehensively planned mixed-use scheme on the border of Shoreditch and the City of London that creates a thriving new neighbourhood, drawing on the rich industrial heritage of the area. It comprises a 15-storey office building that hosts the London headquarters for Amazon, alongside one of London’s tallest residential buildings, the 50-storey Principal Tower, with six eateries that wrap around the building at street level and a light bar, creating a 360-degree active frontage that extends the vibrancy of the City towards the north.
Neil Tomlinson Architects has won the GOLD Award for Residential Interiors at the London Design Awards 2019 for its Princes Mews project. The scheme saw the practice converting a former commercial mews garage in London’s Bayswater Conservation Area, creating in its place a stylish and free-flowing 3-bedroom/2-bathroom family home. The spacious, light-filled property now features two stand-out timber staircases, in solid and slatted oak, as well as a brand new, 52 sq m lower-ground floor, increasing the property’s floorplate by a third.
The Italian Job is the first pub to bring Italian Craft Beer to Londoners. Utilising this unique selling point we drew inspiration from copper, a material integral to the production of the beer. From the copper top of the counter to the lighting which features exposed conduits and aged copper shades, this raw material gives the pub an industrial look and feel. Exposed brick walls and a reclaimed wooden flooring, alongside a monochrome colour palette add to this effect.
Working with The Italian Job once more on their third venue, Pardini Hall renovated the former Pelican Published House to include a pub, restaurant and cocktail bar, Salotto 900.
Once again, we used copper and patterned tiles, together with the blue and brown colour palette reminiscent of The Italian Job brand. Using colours and materials, we have divided the pub into different function areas while a vibrantly tiled copper counter forms a central focus as you enter the pub.
CoStar is a leading commercial property researcher, tracking over 400,000 buildings on their database to provide professionals with expert market research. They were taking up a new, pre-fitted space on the 26th floor in The Shard, and wanted to keep the existing open plan layout and reuse furniture from their previous workspace. We led a series of design workshops with the landlord in order to resource the existing fit out and create a design and layout plan to support CoStar’s work style.
Milan’s tradition arrives in London. Vudafieri-Saverino Partners designed the Italian cafe “Latteria”, just opened in the district of Islington, an area that has seen an authentic renaissance in recent years, thanks also to a flourishing gastronomic scene.
The architecture Studio based in Milan and Shanghai, author of some of Milan’s trendiest restaurants (Spica, Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia, Peck CityLife, Berton, Dry), has brought all its experience to London. Inspired by Milanese culture and style, the restaurant reinterprets in a contemporary key the charm of the old latterias (“dairy stores” in English): places where you can eat genuine, homemade dishes, in an authentic and traditional context.
The Beyond Collective has moved into new cathedral-height and state of the art headquarters at 87 Weston Street, Bermondsey, a short walk from London Bridge Station.
The new work space – which will be the home for all companies within The Beyond Collective, including creative agency Above+Beyond and media agency Yonder – has been designed for open, collaborative and fluid working. In particular, the environment has been optimised for hot desking – so people from diverse creative backgrounds, spanning advertising, content, PR, media, strategy and production can sit together and reap the benefits of what The Beyond Collective calls ‘the atomic soup effect – that magical thing that happens when you throw diverse people from diverse backgrounds together.’
Gabriela Hearst, the sustainable global fashion brand with an uncompromising commitment to the environment, has opened its first London outpost, designed by Foster + Partners. Having created a pioneering model for ecologically responsible clothing and accessories, the New York-based label’s first London store is underpinned by a similar sustainable ethos and care for the environment in its materiality and operation.
Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners said: “I was inspired by Gabriela’s tireless commitment to sustainability, which fits perfectly with our own enthusiasm for design that demonstrates concern for the environment. The store echoes this approach by using local and recycled materials, to create an inviting experience for customers.”
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