A substantial internal re-working of an 1890’s London Victorian terraced to provide a sequence of interconnected and open spaces suitable for modern family living.
The reinstatement of key architectural elements such as fireplaces, external windows and doors give the design a contemporary ambience within a restored Victorian shell.
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The sketch shows the ground floor incorporating 'C-Wall' devised to provide a new stair enclosure and storage placed against the new stair and protruding into the first floor.
The wall stopped short of full ground floor ceiling height leaving a slot between the top of the wall and the ceiling thus giving views into the main space from half way up the stair. On descent looking down into the deep space with ones head just below ceiling level reveals the depth and structure of the building, its openness.
The lower treads immediately behind the wall are ‘enclosed’ on both sides providing a contrast of spatial experience as one ascended/descended.
The top of the 'C' replaces the handrail and pilasters around the stair-well on the first floor.
First-floor landing in a ‘C’ shape providing a connecting element passing between the floors with a unified thickness and finish. To emphasise the single plain of the C-wall a frameless glass balustrade returned the end of the wall on the first floor back perpendicular into the terrace party wall.
