Wealden Times | WT200 | October 2018 | Kitchen & Bathroom supplement inside

This page: The blue-dominant scheme continues in the
media room. The oversized brass lamp is by Graham
& Green, the sofa bespoke – designed by Lauren. The
beautiful gold side table is Kamen. The coffee table is
bespoke – made by Lauren
interesting approach with the projects they take
on these days: “We specialise in the conversion of
buildings with an interesting history or provenance,
including period properties, mews schemes,
warehouses and industrial units. Our developments
draw on the history of a building, creating a brand
and preserving the integrity of the space.”
An example of this is an apartment development
the group have recently finished in Clapham;
an old metal works, rich in architectural and
industrial details: “These are period features of the
future,” she says, explaining how such features were
preserved and celebrated in the refurbishment.
It is these details that make the schemes stand
out from the rest. Still called the Metal Works,
the apartments were sold within two weeks.
“I work with a historian who helps me research
the background of the property,” she explains.
“We also have a fantastic CGI designer in Serbia.
He uses real pieces of what will actually be in the
space. We make big blow-ups of them and the
guys working on site can see what the properties
are going to look like as they are building them.”
This way several months of marketing can be done
in advance, which also means that the building
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