East London Penthouse
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Conversion of a sought-after former Victorian warehouse space within conservation area into a spacious penthouse apartment
Project brief was to convert and restore a sought-after former Victorian warehouse space within conservation area a spacious luxury penthouse. Showpiece of the 252 m2 large apartment is a spectacular living room with open-plan layout and large sash-windows providing light and airy rooms.
Original cast iron features were retained and restored while industrial finishes were chosen to complement the former industrial character. The apartment contains three bedrooms with separate en-suites, two independent lobbied entrances, Guest-WC, plant and utility rooms. The open-plan layout is designed generically allowing flexible occupant usage with variable allocation of different living, dining and working islands.
Data
- Begun: Jul 2012
- Completed: Dec 2012
- Floor area: 252m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £215,500
- Funding: Private Client
- Tender date: Mar 2012
- Procurement: JCT Intermediate Building Contract (2011)
- Address: Shepherdess Walk, London, N1, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: SIRS
- Client: Private
- Structural engineer: Fluid Structures
- Building services engineer: Bob Costello Associates
- Party-wall Surveyor: David Maycox & Co.
- Approved building inspector : Assent Building Control
- Main contractor: Murphy Building Services
- Quantity surveyor: Alun Watkins
Suppliers
- Timber flooring: Woodunlimited
- Joinery: Specialist Joinery Projects
- Ironmongery: Allgood
- Blinds: Kaydee Light Control Solutions
