Abercorn Place

Previously a tired half of a pair of semi-detached houses in St Johns Wood, the initial brief was to reconfigure, extend and add a basement to this house. However, this evolved into the design of a new build house, which included a basement and garden room.

A contemporary but warm pallet of materials was used to create a home for three generations of the family as well as spaces for entertaining. As well as large open plan spaces, the house also has smaller more intimate spaces, such as a spa, snug and treatment room.

Internally the staircase is a key element to the success of the house. The cast concrete staircase was a combination of new and old materials designed with cutting-edge technology and re-established design techniques. Combining highly engineered polished concrete formed in a factory with wrought iron balustrade formed by hand.

This project won an International Design and Architecture Award in 2017.