Designers: Architecture for London Year:
2025 Photography: Architecture for London
Lead Designers: Titas Grikevičius
Specialist: AFL Build; Proactive Structure
Products: Stone, wood, lime plaster, marine plywood, ash veneer, sapele, Rosso Asiago marble, Tadelakt
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Highbury Flat is a residential repair in Islington, London, created by Architecture for London to transform an underused apartment or condo into a contemporary and materially refined home. The job highlights natural finishes and restrained style, employing stone, timber, and lime plaster to establish a calm interior atmosphere. A reconfigured design arranged around a central spinal column wall enhances blood circulation and clarifies the spatial sequence of the apartment. Bespoke architectural elements, including pivot doors, custom-made cabinetry, and thoroughly crafted joinery, reinforce the project’s meaningful material language. Alongside spatial and visual enhancements, the restoration integrates ecological upgrades, including breathable insulation, high-performance glazing, and a mechanical ventilation system, which enhance convenience while improving the house’s thermal effectiveness.
Positioned within a residential structure in Islington, the restoration reevaluates the house’s spatial company to develop a more clear and fluid domestic environment. The style idea emerged during early discussions with the customer and focused on establishing a main spinal column wall from which the primary spaces extend. This intervention restructures the strategy, replacing a formerly fragmented arrangement with a sequence of connected areas that enhance motion and visual continuity throughout the home.
Material restraint defines the interior character. Lime plaster walls offer a soft, breathable surface area that complements the natural timber finishes used throughout the apartment or condo. In the living location, a larger opening to the balcony increases daytime penetration, reinforcing the relationship between exterior and interior area. A sharpened Grigio Perla stone action marks the threshold, while a modern oak door frame lines up tonally with the plaster surface areas, preserving the subtle connection of the combination.
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Highbury Flat/ Architecture for London 24 Custom-made joinery contributes substantially to the apartment’s identity. The kitchen features cabinetry fabricated from marine plywood with an ash veneer, ended up in a deep green Rubio WoodCream that presents a quiet tonal contrast.
Caesarstone surfaces form the worktop and backsplash, offering sturdiness while maintaining a restrained visual existence. In other places, bespoke pivot doors ended up in oiled sapele veneer add warmth, matched by a mix of solid sapele handles and stainless-steel Max Costs knobs. The restroom provides a more meaningful product structure while staying aligned with the task’s emphasis on natural surfaces. Tadelakt plaster walls and ceiling develop a smooth enclosure, paired with Rosso Asiago marble utilized for the flooring and bath. Beyond its product improvement, the renovation integrates considerable ecological improvements. Breathable wood fibre insulation, aerogel in exposed areas, triple glazed sash windows, and a mechanical ventilation with heat healing system jointly boost thermal performance and indoor convenience, guaranteeing that the home operates as a long lasting and energy effective modern home.
