Houzz Tour: A London apartment Warehouse Full of Clever, flexible space

Houzz Tour: A London apartment Warehouse Full of Clever, flexible space - This spacious apartment is located inside a warehouse of the historic wharf in east London. The Grade II listed building was bought for redevelopment in 1972 and was one of the first warehouse on the banks of the Thames to be turned into housing. "This apartment has not been renovated since it was converted in the 1970s," said James Holt, who worked on modernization. "There was a lot of pine everywhere. He had been divided with many square rooms, and one room had no natural light. "

architect James Wells redesigned space to create open-plan which nevertheless widely respected building bones." It was important to retain the original features and maintain the character of the property while doing the work for contemporary life, "says Pippa Easton, who worked with Holt on the project. the result is a brilliantly designed house, packed with clever innovations, but overflowing warehouse character.

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Houzz at a glance
Who lives here a couple
Location Wapping, London
property an apartment in a converted grade II tea warehouse built in 1869
Size 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms; 1800 sq ft
Architect James Wells Architects
Construction James Holt and Pippa Easton Holt Construction

"The beauty of this apartment was that we could literally remove every single wall and start again, "said James Holt." That said, a challenge was to adapt the new frame walls around structural columns. Any new provision had to work around them. "

painted columns gray Umbra RAL 7022, mixed by Dulux. Togo sofas Cadmium Orange, Ligne Roset. Pilke pendant lamp, Showroom Finland Skandium.

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There were several challenges to work on this first floor apartment. "The logistics were difficult," said Holt. "Access is via a spiral staircase while, so that the materials in and out was difficult."

Another challenge was the lighting. "Only the windows of the apartment are all an end, "says Holt. "We do not could install downlighters in the ceiling due to fire regulations." Instead, the spots are mounted on the ceiling, rather than installed in it.

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The apartment is equipped with a lighting control system e called Rako. "You can program in different contexts for different times of the day," said Holt. "You can prioritize the dining room, for example, and dim the lights elsewhere to create intimate pockets. This is a great area, so it was important to the area with light."

fitted wardrobes along the central wall, providing essential storage and also display space. It is a cantilever design made from stained oak veneer, with shelves laminate table. "We have also included some backlit glass shelves," says Holt.

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A large sliding pocket door can close this second space life of the main social area of ​​the apartment, it can become a second bedroom when guests stay.

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"It is important with open-plan you are trying to create areas while preserving the sense of openness and the ability to move around the space, "said Pippa Easton. "In this context, you need the concentrated areas with a sense of identity."

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James Wells Architects designed the kitchen with the owner, and all the woodwork came from five furniture. The work plan is quartz. The owner chose the floor tiles, too. "They really help to make a kitchen area zoned" says Holt. The pocket door leads to a small laundry room with sink butler.

floor tiles, Ceramic Solus. Swiss Pro mixer stainless steel Franke. Stove, Rangemaster. hanging lamps industrial, Pigeon Vintage Furniture.

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beautiful parquet in the apartment looks original, but was installed during the renovations. "another challenge is that the client wanted underfloor heating, "says Holt. "There is a concrete floor below, which was out of level of about 50 mm throughout the apartment. We had to level it all without losing the ceiling, which was quite difficult."

the team then asked Holt heating the soil moist with the floor on top. "We also installed uplighters by all columns, to identify them," he said.

Oak Distressed floor rafter, Walking on wood. Morph walnut stools, Zeitraum the Viaduct.

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much of the exposed masonry had been painted or crossed by the rooms in the old layout. It was repointed in places, and then sanded to reveal the beautiful brick. "Sanding walls was really difficult," says Holt. "The residual dust goes everywhere."

He and his team had to strip doors and windows and also have access to other apartments to seal. "At the end, you have six inches of sand on the floor, which is pretty horrible!" He said.

Lamp Fork, with Foscarini Diesel, available from Nest.

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"sliding doors mean you can compartmentalize room spaces sleeping," said Easton, "but for the life day to day, it is fluid, open space. You can walk from the master bedroom around the rest of the house. "

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This space comfortable living can be converted into a bedroom when friends are. There is a second guest bathroom off the entrance hall.

Sofa, Ikea.

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The hall spacious main bathroom has a freestanding bath and shower. the bathroom was painted by the supplier in this rich choice of gray.

15mm Carrara marble tiles, stone Mandarin. Lyon bath Reclamation Ribble, painted cast iron RAL 7011, mixed by Dulux

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next door to the shower leads to the bathroom. The shower has black porcelain tiles that continue in the toilet. Slim w INDOWS run along the top of the inner wall, drawing natural light in the bathroom, but also the dressing room and the master bedroom next to him.

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The basin unit was custom made for this space. It contains two sub-basins and mounted a marble backsplash and above.

Carrara marble tiles, Mandarin Stone. Taps, Crosswater. Basins, Duravit.

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Plans show how brilliantly arranged this apartment, with generous open living room, but also a dressing room, utility room, laundry room and bathroom carefully included in the presentation.

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