Ethelburga Tower Apartment

Following the success of the sensitive remodelling of a 1957 apartment, the architect was appointed to provide full architectural services for the renovation of a post war, 1965 park-side apartment.

Situated within the purpose built Ethelburga Tower in an area previously devastated by World War II, the apartment faces Battersea Park and beyond, to the now decommissioned Battersea Power Station.

The proposal intentionally played on this relationship and sought to be an urban / rural hybrid, melding agricultural detailing with those details currently present in the tower.

In the final scheme, kitchen accommodation was contained within a timber box, lightly touching on a treehouse vernacular.

Further moves include the subtle reworking and opening up of the second bedroom to function flexibly as either a comfortable snug or guest bedroom and is denoted by an agricultural panel and batten detail.

Fundamentally the apartment and its relationship with height, and views awarded from, was under explored. The above architectural moves celebrate the potential delight offered by height, allowing the client to now enter the apartment and immediately see a sunset, or rain shower, over the surrounding rooftops of urban London.

As with all of the studio's current projects, the project displays the conscious exploration of the notion of craft and the pursuit of close working relationships with our trusted craftsmen.