De Vere Gardens Project
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Renovation to a central London residential flat
The brief was to create as flexible a space as possible that could accommodate a variety of functions, and be simple in design.
The starting point was to reinstate the first floor living room back to something of its originally intended proportions and restore the three tall arched french windows at the front. Then an additional mezzanine bedroom/study was placed over the open plan kitchen, which could be closed off for privacy, with translucent polycarbonate folding screens - one on to the main living space, and a smaller screen looking over the staircases at the back.
When open, there are views from the front through to the back. The back bedrooms and bathrooms were rationalised and refurbished with new finishes and storage units.
Data
- Begun: Sep 2012
- Completed: Apr 2013
- Floor area: 130m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £168,000
- Funding: Private
- Tender date: Jul 2012
- Procurement: JCT Minor Works
- Address: Flat 2, 33 De Vere Gardens , London, W8 5AW, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: VW+BS
- Client: Private
- Structural engineer: Elliott Wood Partnership
- Building Contractor: Adding Value
Suppliers
- Supplier of Polycarbonate Panels.: 3D Foils
