When it concerned this 1,000-square-foot west London pied-Ã -terre, Pauline Dellemoltte of Atelier Ochre and Eglantine Sicat of Maison August had a particular objective: Craft a house that was a perfect location to rest and recharge. After all, their world-traveling customer required it. So the set concentrated on including a relaxing combination and bespoke storage while reconfiguring the design in order to totally revitalize the two-bedroom, two-bathroom Maida Vale flat.
Nevertheless, all that was much easier stated than done. “It remained in bad quality,” Pauline shows of the house. “None of the floorings were level, and it had an eccentric design with a great deal of passage area and closed-up spaces normal of a top-floor flat of a Victorian structure.” What started as a “light-touch refurb” became a lot more as soon as demolition started. “Much of it was breaking down,” Pauline includes.
The 100-year-old house exposed a variety of surprises throughout the professional’s very first go to also. “There were electrical cable televisions all over,” Eglantine states. “No work had actually been provided for thirty years minimum and the professional could not think how the walls were developed.” Plus, there was a leakage from the common roofing system. While all of those elements made the house owner at first question her purchase, it had a lot of prospective thanks to its distinct treehouse feel and a perfect area strolling range from stores, dining establishments, and parks. “It was peaceful and lovely, yet it required a great deal of love and love,” Pauline states of the house. All in all, it took 18 months to finish.
