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Barge & Murphy Apartment, London |
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A desire to flood the heart of this apartment with light provided Buschow Henley the opportunity to test the parameters drawn up for the development of its award-winning scheme in Shepherdess Walk.
Having acquired this top-storey shell the client commissioned Buschow Henley to design a 2-bedroom home which maximised the quality of the open plan space. The rooftop pavilion, designed as part of the shell works, flooded light into the heart of the apartment, which we were keen to retain. It was therefore vital that the design of the mezzanine and surrounding cellular spaces, including a bathroom, WC, kitchen and guest bedroom, not compromise this. As a result these spaces are conceived as discrete vertical structures inhabiting the space below the pavilion to capture and reflect the light. The mezzanine itself allows light to filter between it and the existing concrete beams thereby increasing the perceived lightness of the structure. A simple palette of materials eschews the conventional brick/sanded floor aesthetic of most loft apartments, using light as a generator, the materials are differentiated only by their reflectivity. This ranges from the matt surfaces of the concrete to the semi-matt of the plaster and high gloss resin of the floor. The resulting space is light, bright and provides the flexibility to react to modern lives. The project was published in the Architectural Review (Jan 2001). |
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