Jack Harries and Alice Aedy live in a converted shoe factory. The couple– who are climate activists, filmmakers, and creators of the media business Earthrise Studio– acquired it through The Modern Home. “The character of the building truly drew us in,” they explain. “We understood that with some attention and fix it would make an ideal live-work studio.”
Above: Jack Harries and Alice Aedy in work mode. That attention was bestowed upon it by Studio McW.”We discovered Studio McW online and instantly connected with their projects,” states Jack. “We liked their technique to natural products and concentrate on developing practical areas. We had a difficult brief to create a multidisciplinary area that could be a home, a location to captivate and an operating movie and photography studio, but Studio McW have exceeded and beyond to deliver our dream space.”
We take a tour:
Above: Part of a historic shoe factory built in 1924, the structures’ initial functions consisted of large steel windows and trusses, exposed concrete beams, and a double-height angled roof with overhead glazing.
Their short was easy and the deadline tight (work began in November 2020, and was mostly total by Might 2021). The couple required a practical design across both floorings– consisting of plentiful storage, a friendly kitchen area space and an utility area. “We live and work in the flat, so we desired an area where we might host our team each week, record podcasts and interviews, hang around with buddies and enjoy quiet moments,” Alice explains. “We also wanted to bring back the initial storage facility character in an extremely respectful yet modern-day way, so we incorporated natural and salvaged products where possible.”
Above: The entryway to the previous shoe factory in Hackney, East London. Above: The communal stairwell. Above: The glowing entrance to Earthrise Studio. 
Above: Studio McW began at entryway level by opening up the existing partitioned bedroom and dressing room to create a large aperture to draw light through the new glazed internal wall to the bathroom and energy space. 
< img src="http://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/studio-mcw-earthrise-stair-detail-733x550.jpg" alt="heading up, reclaimed timber stairs lead up to an open strategy living space. custo 23" width="733" height="550"/ > Above: Directing, recovered lumber stairs lead up to an open plan living space. Custom-made black moderate steel balustrade permits light to travel between levels.