The project lies at the heart of central London’s exclusive Mayfair Conservation area in Westminster. The commission consisted in a complete redesign of an existing apartment at 4th floor level. The 6-storey apartment block with retail units on the ground floor was built in the 1960ies and it’s reinforced concrete framework supported by a single central column enabled a complete floorplan re-organisation of the apartment. The bright open plan living-room with an adaptable kitchen island is allocated to face the lively property front, whilst both bedrooms overlook the quieter back of the building block.
This wooden-clad annexe, completed September 2017, replaced a dated structure in the grounds of a house that Magnus Strom worked on before he set up his practice. The main house was completed back in 2010, and the owner approached us in 2015 to replace the existing 2-storey annexe. The client wanted a fun and flexible space that could act as a party space and additional accommodation, when needed.
Our clients purchased Island Cottage in 2015, a 200 year old cottage on the south coast of England overlooking Chichester Harbour. The original building had been extended over many years mostly with insensitive and cumbersome extensions and additions.
Our brief was to restore the cottage in part by reinstating the library and guest bedroom/bathroom spaces. We were then challenged by the new owners to resolve the labyrinth of rooms and corridors, and provide a calm and protective series of spaces that make links to the landscape of the coast.
Recurring joinery detailing and a harmonious material palette link all levels of this stylish south-east London family home.
In its former configuration this 2-storey 1950s property was typical of its type, with a layout easily adaptable to modern family living. In need of refurbishment but with both a loft conversation and outbuilding already in-situ, it was the obvious potential that first attracted the client and his partner to the property.
The clients initial brief was to effectively rip-out the ground floor, eradicating the awkward room arrangements, to create an open plan ground floor for living, dining and cooking. Reconfiguring the rear elevation to provide continuation to the otherwise disconnected garden area, whilst enhancing the link to a new home office space within the disused outbuilding – complete with solar panels to the roof slopes, feeding a smart battery installed and utilised within the main house. To the upper levels, the first floor would be used for the clients twins and the second floor loft conversion would accommodate a master bedroom with ensuite bathroom.
AR Design Studio has received planning permission for Five Elms, a private bespoke new build house located in Bosham, West Sussex, set within the sensitive context of the Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. AR Design Studio’s previous accolades in the area include Creek House, a contemporary new build dwelling situated along the Bosham Estuary. AR’s experience in the locality, as well as their portfolio of new-build houses provided the ideal experience in understanding the context and building typology needed to introduce a contemporary approach to the site.
The site currently hosts a two storey house that does not take advantage of the site’s opportunities whilst mitigating its constraints. The site is subject to flooding, therefore from the outset the brief required the design team to address these constraints. The narrative for the scheme came from within the local context, in the form of a Rap-tackle Grade II listed 18th century warehouse, planted in the water of Bosham Quay. This building, typical of its context, uses solid brick plinths to raise the building above water level, protecting and supporting an inhabited timber clad form.
Black Box is a small first floor rear extension to a mid terrace Victorian era house in Islington, London. Our client, a professional couple, wanted a space that could function both as a home office and occasional guest bedroom with en suite bathroom.
Situated on a dense urban site with neighbouring buildings in close proximity, any proposed extension would be overlooked from multiple sides – a typical London situation. At the same time, driven by a desire to maximize natural daylight provision and celebrate key views across adjacent gardens, we wanted the new space to benefit from large windows. We asked ourselves, can we introduce large glazing whilst regulating levels of shading, natural daylight, privacy, and security at different times of the day?
This project, a Victorian terraced house in Islington, comprises of a side and roof extension, as well as extensive internal refurbishment. Featuring open-plan kitchen, dining and living areas on the ground and lower-ground floors, Elfort Road House has been transformed from dark and cluttered into light and spacious.
Our clients, a young family of three, required a larger property with extensive space. The brief was to create a light, airy, family-friendly environment: an abode featuring sophisticated simplicity, clever uses of space, an open-plan feel for entertaining, contemporary touches, yet with a respect for the original period style and featuring high-quality, timeless design.
Almington Street House is a Victorian terraced house in Finsbury Park and comprises a side extension, as well as ground floor internal reconfiguration and refurbishment. The brief was to enlarge the kitchen with a side extension and make more space on the ground floor with efficient storage solutions throughout.
The extension is finished in brick, to complement the tone of the London stock brick of the existing house. A large, frameless glass window, which acts as a window seat internally, gives views to the garden from the new light-filled side extension and kitchen. The side extension is formed by resting structural timber fins, externally clad in zinc, onto the brick party wall. A large roof light brings daylight into the kitchen and improves connections between the spaces linking the front living room with the rear garden.
We were thrilled when Alison and Bob got in touch to say they’d found a new property, and were looking for our design services once more. No longer a new build project, they wanted to convert a damp, dingy and cluttered double garage into a bright self-contained annexe for family and friends to stay in.
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