Awards:

Shortlisted Don’t Move Improve Awards 2014

The existing studio flat in Shoreditch was big enough to become quite an interesting one bedroom property, however this involved proposed individual spaces working together in an alternative way.

The key to maintaining the sense of scale in this project was the glass partition between the kitchen / circulation space and the bedroom – this glass had an inbuilt electrochromatic film that could switch from being transparent to opaque. This allowed privacy at night but allowed views across the whole property during the day.

To save space, the entry stair from below also becomes part of the stainless steel kitchen joinery element – with a glass floor allowing light into the circulation space below. Douglas Fir flooring throughout provides a lightness and textural relief against the ‘colder’ steel finishes.