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Project Details:

Location: London, England

Architect: Emil Eve Architects / @emilevearchitects

Builder: Satio180 Ltd

Structural Engineer: Simple Works

Cabinetry Design: Harbour Joinery Workshop

Photographer: Mariell Lind Hansen / @mariell.lindhansen

From the Architect: “Home to a family of four and their dog, this four-bedroom house has been transformed with a new extension and reimagined interiors. It delivers on the client’s desire for a house for entertaining and a busy family life, with big social spaces, maximalist decoration, and generous storage.

“The interiors play with different styles, materials, and periods to create a bold but harmonious scheme which pulls the house together while creating clear distinctions between spaces. Historic and contemporary patterns, with a botanic theme throughout, complement the rich palette of blues, greens, pinks, and yellows.

“The house was previously owned by the artist Lionel Maurice de Sausmarez and the project is inspired by the building’s architectural and artistic heritage, drawing on the Arts and Crafts movement, particularly William Morris’s Red House. The client worked closely with the architects to choose the wallpapers, textiles, colors, and patterns used throughout, while the daughter of the family designed the new plaster crest for the front exterior wall.

"A rear extension with Arts and Crafts–inspired oak construction and terra-cotta cladding creates a large kitchen dining room. The height and form of the extension complement the geometry of the original house, and it has been splayed to retain an existing window—ensuring that new meets old gently.

“Inside the new space, a long right-angled window seat faces a full wall of built-in storage with shelves, cupboards, and cubbies in oak with bright blue paint—a contemporary take on the traditional kitchen dresser. Tall windows and a large roof light bring in natural light throughout the day. Further work on the ground floor includes new custom joinery, stained glass, and interiors in the double length living room and hallway, as well as a new bathroom.

“On the first floor a new bathroom and laundry room have been created and joinery commissioned for the bedroom and study, along with full interior design. On the second floor a previously under-used loft space has been converted into a flexible creative room that can adapt as the family grows. Big enough to give guests their own space for long stays, it includes a bathroom and built in storage, as well as being equipped as a projection room.

“The mezzanine, inspired by the settle in William Morris’s Red House, gives access to a secret window at the very top of the house with views out across Alexandra Palace. Wood has been used throughout, including oak joinery and a Foresso sustainable timber terrazzo floor.”

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