Houzz Tour: A Victorian villa elegantly renovated in the south-west London - The search for a dream home often continues beyond the point of sale. Like probably the area you are buying in, you may even like the face of the property. But inside, it can take years to place just where you want, and create a layout of rooms to suit your lifestyle. This was certainly the case when the young couple moved into their Victorian home in southwest London with a baby in tow. Juggling work and the arrival of two other children, they made do for a few years until they had saved enough money to realize their grandiose vision.
"There were many great things about our customer wish list," says Silvia Maiorino, senior project architect. "First, they wanted to improve the relationship between areas inside and outside, especially in the rear - to be able to move freely between the two. Then we had to improve the appearance of the back cover. It was a little chaotic because of several additions in the second half of the 100s, "she says.
"The basement was to become the hub of the house, with a desire for easy access to the garden, more light and better proportioned bedrooms. The family asked us to maintain an authentic and consistent atmosphere throughout - Regency architecture in a neoclassical style, which becomes trimmed as you work your way to the top floor, a feature hierarchy in a house of this period, Silvia said. "Finally, the work should be final and meet the needs of the family for a long time. This means, among other things, incorporating solar panels, thermally efficient materials and underfloor heating throughout.
To make the task even more difficult, this property is in a conservation area, so that Silvia and her team of Russell Taylor architects had to walk very carefully when the connection with the local planning department. "We were in the planning longer they were there," she recalls. "The extension at the back was a major undertaking and the application process has certainly influenced the design.
Their patience has certainly paid off: the result is a house of the family meticulously designed that flows effortlessly to a rich detailed room to another.
Houzz at a glance
Who lives here a young family with three children
Location Southwest London
Architect Silvia Maiorino of Russell Taylor Architects
Size 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
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The extension in a conservation area can be difficult, according to Silvia. "The neighbors will surely have an opinion on what you intend to do. For example, in the back there was a risk to overshadow neighboring buildings, so we curved extension to reduce the obstruction of sunlight. We also tried to convince the planning department that what we were doing would be fine. That meant focusing on a consistent design, classic and using traditional elements such as London Stock bricks, cornices, architraves, rusticated plaster, stucco painted features and hardware stores. At the rear we have added traditional sash windows with a very thin but thermally efficient double glazing Slimlite ".
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basement was excavated and tanked, and lowered floor to increase free space in the main living areas. This made the entire floor feel more airy and spacious - even the smallest rooms. The ability to throw open doors, or even do away with them, also had a dramatic effect. 'B work began Vant, several openings were small, "said Silvia," and many were not aligned, like those of the secondary entrance [pictured here at the back]. One of our clients' needs is the basement needed to better circulate and extended sections and original should feel more connected. with better alignment of the passages, you can create views and make an area feel more spacious. in the basement, we created more rooms without increasing the footprint of the house very well. "
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hit the walls bright through each side of the stairs, giving the floor leaders sociable race. "When cooking, you do not want to feel detached from your family or guests, move between spaces is very important, "says Silvia. "The room on the right is just a dedicated pantry next to the kitchen newly created [left]. As there were no doors, the staircase was exposed, so we had to install a curtain of fire and make it invisible. The curtain automatically drops when the alarm sounds, cutting the smoke from the stairwell.
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Check out these ways to maximize a small corridor
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is gone without washing magnolia interest. In its place is a palette of muted teal, beige, green and pastel blue. This, and custom flags Yorkstone planned throughout the basement, creates a rustic atmosphere. These arcs dishes are a particularly distinctive feature of the house - softer and sweeter than the usual square opening
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continuing this natural theme, the kitchen is wood and designed in accordance with a basement of the initial period. This means square panels, corner beads, tongue and groove panels behind the sink, and pots and pans hanging above an imposing stove. The fridge-freezer and dishwasher were stored out of sight in the utility room, making it a space dedicated to the kitchen and at the time of family meals.
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Some in walking, accessible either in a pair of arcs flat or tall French doors to the garden, is the extension of a dining room with a skylight shaped glorious dome. "It takes nearly half the ceiling," says Silvia. Without it, it would have been a very deep and narrow room in the basement with poor natural light.
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upstairs in the piano / library room, the main changes to the decor. The owners wanted to put their stamp on the place. Thus, the carpet went beige, magnolia walls and the cloud ceiling; has come a heavy splash of mint green paint, offset by crisp white and dark wooden floors recovered. However, special attention was given to the shape and form as well. "We have refined the connection between these two areas to make it more stylish, redesigned and libraries, which were a bit awkward before," says Silvia. "All the features that you see are original. Fireplaces, cornices ... But in the back [where the piano is] there was an approximate caste cornicing, who had become cluttered with paint, so we cast another to match the original cornicing to front and reproduced in the new piano room. Each room has its own style cornicing, actually. Colors help you to read each space in a different way, so that the strong colors chosen from one room to help you details to pop out.
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The old separate bathroom has now been converted into a suite with freestanding bath that leads through a mirrored dressing room, the new master bedroom.
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This are not your average mirrors on both sides of the dressing room. They create the illusion of an endless vaulted corridor as they reflect each other. Things could get interesting after a few drinks ...
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The closet was ripped off and replaced by a flower stand-alone model, revealing an original fireplace breast. It is another example of a traditional property was tastefully modernized to reflect changing trends and needs. "In Victorian times, each room had a function and served a person the particular class," says Silvia. "There was very little mixing. This is manifested in very logical spaces proportionate for that purpose and size of the property. Nowadays, especially with the period converted houses, this can make for a very confusing layout. Flow and interaction have become increasingly important in the modern home.
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room guest bathroom is a tiny space and has gone through several iterations due to the awkward placement of the window, which prohibits the inclusion of a traditional shower. "This is a pretty big family, so a baby bath would just not do it," said Silvia. "After trying many different things, we decided that the installation of a standalone shower in a wet room by the window would be the best way to go. The floor is a sloping slab of Carrara marble.
Explore a range of wet rooms
Explore a range of wet rooms
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at the top of the house, on the top, are the bedroom and the nursery children. They are two tight corners where intelligent thought was necessary to get additional margin of maneuver. "There was no possibility of adding square meters," said Silvia, "but we were able to maximize what was already there by minimizing wasted space in landing, making it a connected area and expanding the skylights. These rooms are now more balanced and livable, despite the addition of a lot of insulation under the rafters, which obviously reduces the ceiling space. Our client came up with the great idea of adding seats raised under the skylights with offices in construction.
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