Oxford Gardens

Our clients for this project, for whom we had previously designed a building in Battersea, asked us to restore the house, and retain the key features while creating a contemporary home. The London house was incredibly neglected, with structural damage at the rear and an upstairs maisonette, unmodernised since the 1930s.

We adopted a creative and collaborative process with our client and took an almost archaeological approach to the existing house, restoring original spaces and retaining and restoring key internal features. We converted the lower ground floor for the older children and the first floor for the younger family. These areas could be separated or integrated as required. The top floor was opened up into the roof to become our client’s private zone; with sleeping, sitting, dressing and bathing areas.

At Powell Tuck Associates, we added a rear extension to expand the home’s lateral living space and introduced large skylights that fill the interior with natural daylight. Through the careful restoration of key original features, the house has been transformed into a bright, contemporary home that continues to celebrate its historic character.