Slim Studio, London / MATA Architects
The Slim Studio is a unique response to a common urban condition; the densification of city centres. Now more than ever, space is at a premium.
The Slim Studio is a unique response to a common urban condition; the densification of city centres. Now more than ever, space is at a premium.
In later Victorian times, the status of the artist was improving. Chelsea was affordable compared to the West End, but still close. A number of artists’ studios were built and distinct artistic and bohemian communities were established.
We set out to create a flat – Birch & Clay Refugio – for a family of five that maximised flexibility of spaces and storage solutions and reflecting the family’s links with Barcelona.
Extensive refurbishment and interiors fit out of a central london flat in a mansion block originally constructed at the turn of the last century. The works included substantial structural modifications altering the flat’s layout and introducing new services.
Initially, LJ Partnership brought us to the site & was interested to understand how Direct Tiling Group envisioned the space & how we could bring these plans to fruition. This initial meeting opened up several meetings with LJ Partnership which allowed us to develop …
Kenwood Lee House offered a rare opportunity; the client, a successful builder, was also the main contractor with an exceptional ability to interpret and deliver the architect’s design. Their mutual obsession with attention to detail proved instrumental in creating the family’s dream home.
This light and spacious 1930’s Semi in Queens Park seduced our client and her three girls to move out of their tall Notting Hill terrace and try life with a proper garden, and without so many stairs.
We have initiated a shift and reorientation of the house to face the back and formally address the garden. The walk through the garden should be seen as akin to a walk through the countryside – and its quilted fields.
The design of the Sterndale Road Victorian Terrace almost has two faces – smart period rooms at the front with their expansive bay windows flooding the spaces with light, featuring traditional proportions and deep and enveloping colour schemes …