The ceiling and exterior walls of this loft apartment in Soho are treated as found objects, including elements of exposed timber and steel structure, and existing windows and brickwork. Within this found-object container, the new scheme is articulated as a series of timber and white-painted planes and volumes that loosely divide the space—providing open-plan living, dining, and kitchen space, two bathrooms, and two bedrooms that can be separated by closing hidden doors. The kitchen units are also clad in timber, appearing as sculptural elements at a smaller scale, kitchen appliances are either concealed or expressed as functional furnishings.
The lighting is similarly either hidden, providing a wash of light over the architectural composition, or attached to the surface, expressed as furnishings. The timber structure of the ceiling visually elongates the space, drawing the eye to the bustling streetscape, and this is reinforced by the direction of the new floorboards.
One enters the apartment either via a lift between the master suite and shower room, or via a door into the study area of the open-plan living space.
Team:
Architects: William Tozer Associates
Project Team: William Tozer, Tom Shelswell, Adoracion Marco, Harpreet Marway, Rebecca Palmer, Shravan George, Aya Mousa, Magdi Khalil
Contractor: ZUZ Construction
Photographer: Lucasz Wielkoszynski
Materials Used:
Wall finish by BAUWERK
Timber joinery and ceiling boards finish by Osmo
Fabric wall covering by Vescom
Kitchen appliances by Gaggenau
Sofa, coffee table, bar stools and desk chair by twentytwentyone
Dining table by Heal’s
Dining chair by mohd
Desk by John Lewis & Partners
Sofa bed by Innovation Living
Light fittings by Astro
Shower room micro cement floor and wall tiles by Concept Tiles
WCs by VitrA
Basins and bath by Lusso Stone
Taps and shower by Crosswater
Blinds by The Shading Specialists
Rugs by Nordic Knots
