Project: Renovation of a Grade II Listed Pied-à-Terre
Architecture: Robert Rhodes Architecture + Interiors
Main Contractor: N10 Construction
Location: Primrose Hill, London, England
Year: 2023
Photo Credits: James Balston
Text by Robert Rhodes Architecture + Interiors
Chalcot Square is a holiday home. It is a pied-à-terre for a London family who split their lives between here and New York. It is a place for rest and joy, Christmas and summer holidays, barbecues and family gatherings. It is a reassuring, stabilising force; a constant; a centre of gravity.
The design focusses on a large, central, open-plan kitchen conceived as a space for parties, socialising, family gatherings, and Christmas lunches.
A modest rear extension forms a small living room with just enough space for a big sofa and a TV. Crittall style doors connect the flat to a generous and sunny town garden designed for easy maintenance and year-round enjoyment.
Space to the front of the property that had previously been external coal vaults were underpinned, tanked and connected through to form a dramatic, vaulted, slightly subterranean spa-style bathroom.
The spaces are tied together with elements of bespoke joinery, oak flooring, and a palette of complementary colours and materials.
The result is a calm and restful apartment, fully fitted and quietly awaiting the family’s next visit.
