Apartment at Bow Quarter in Fairfield Road, London by Studio

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Apartment at Bow Quarter in Fairfield Road, London by Studio Verve Architects

May 6th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Studio Verve Architects

Bow Quarters is a beautiful seven-acre Grade-II listed residential development set within a historic site of the converted Bryant and May matchbox factory. The site is separated from the Olympic Park by the Blackwall Tunnel. Studio Verve was shortlisted and invited to provide design proposals for the conversion of one of the mezzanine apartments into a two-bedroom flat.

View of Study (Image Courtesy Luke White)

Architects: Studio Verve Architects
Project: Apartment at Bow Quarter
Location: Bow Quarter, Fairfield Road, London E3
Structural Engineer: Engenuiti
Builder: Caldera Construction
Completion: Feb 2012
Floor Area: 72 sqm
Project Team: Vivian Chan, Fernando Molines, UlaWitkowska
Photographs: Luke White

View to bedrooms (Image Courtesy Luke White)

The proposal required ingenious almost ‘Rubik-cube like’ solutions to meet the ambitious programmatic brief of the client whilst responding to the challenging structural constraints. Two vastly different design approaches were worked through and presented; each providing dramatic spatial experience within the walls and high industrial windows of the original factory.

View of Lounge (Image Courtesy Luke White)

Studio Verve was selected to work through one of the schemes and have just completed the project on site. The entire interiors including the existing mezzanine structure was completely gutted; and reinserted with a new mezzanine structure to take advantage of the high volume industrial space. A feature Ipe timber fin wall bisects the volume; with an Oak stairs leading one up to the mezzanine bedroom with a frameless glass balustrade overlooking the dramatic double-height lounge and dining space below. Concealed door is created within the fin wall- that leads into the ground floor bedroom, bathroom and media/storage utility. A full-height bookshelf separates the cloak cabinet space and kitchen from the main lounge looking onto the original high industrial window.

View from window (Image Courtesy Luke White)

The linearity of the timber fins contrast well against the exposed brick walls of the original factory and the new oak flooring. Feature micro-mosaic tiling is consistently used as both the backsplash to a lava black kitchen and bespoke wash hand basin counter and bath. All the joinery was bespoke-designed to accommodate as much storage within the overall volume whilst providing a calm well-detailed scheme.

Timber fins-stairway (Image Courtesy Luke White)

Vanity Counter Detail (Image Courtesy Luke White)

Kitchen Detail (Image Courtesy Luke White)

Kitchen (Image Courtesy Luke White)

Cloak room-bench (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: View to bedrooms (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: View of Study (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: View of Lounge (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: View from window (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: View from Mezzanine (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: View from Entrance (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: Vanity Counter Detail (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: Timber fins-stairway (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: Timber fin door-open (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: Timber fin door-closed (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: Kitchen Detail (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: Kitchen (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: Cloak room-bench (Image Courtesy Luke White)

: Mezzanine Floor

: Long Section

: Ground Floor

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Tags: Fairfield Road, London

Category: Apartments

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