Peckham House
This Grade II listed house in the Holly Grove Conservation Area, Peckham, has been reinvented with a new skin of tonal and textural variety. The property has been comprehensively renovated, improving its thermal performance, interior layout and building services, while sensitively retaining its historic character.
“It was a real pleasure to work with Architecture for London. Everything was achieved with a calm and can-do attitude and a tasteful eye on detail.” – Jill, Peckham
The ethos of the house borrows notes from Milanese villas by Piero Portaluppi. The muted colour and material palette anchors rooms and creates visual cohesion throughout the home.
“It was a real pleasure to work with Architecture for London. Everything was achieved with a calm and can-do attitude and a tasteful eye on detail.” – Jill, Peckham
Design Concept
Designed in close collaboration with the client, the project results in a deeply textural and tonal home that celebrates its history while providing modern comfort.The ethos of the house borrows notes from Milanese villas by Piero Portaluppi. The muted colour and material palette anchors rooms and creates visual cohesion throughout the home.
Lower Ground Floor Kitchen & Dining
On the lower ground floor, an earthy-pink open plan space accommodates a kitchen and dining room with a utilitarian, industrial aesthetic. A new stainless steel kitchen is combined with exposed structural steels, lime-rendered brickwork and a retained floated concrete floor. Bespoke bench seating, dining table and cabinetry complete the space.moreTo connect the new kitchen island to the existing services, a circle was carved into the concrete floor, which was then capped with a red travertine disc. The new kitchen island converses with the travertine disc with its circular sapele drum pedestals, providing the base of the island and passage for service connections.
Above this sits a stainless steel monolith island that becomes a place for gathering and cooking. Further, cantilevered stainless steel cabinets appear to float under the Georgian sash windows.
Most of the kitchen’s functionality is concealed within cross-cut oak timber joinery. Bespoke curved sapele handles take inspiration from the peeling surface of a paperbark maple tree. A large half-column unit continues the circular motif, opening on flush hinges to reveal a larder.
Sensory Bathroom
The bathroom is designed to provide a sensory bathing experience, focusing on the interaction between material and skin. Historic pine boards, worn smooth from a century of use, lead toward a bush-hammered limestone pedestal. This coarse pedestal leads to a deep plunge bath, allowing complete immersion in water. Moss green textured tadelakt on the ceiling and walls enhances the dense atmosphere.Loft conversion and ensuite
Previously, the loft space had low ceilings and lacked insulation. Opening up the loft to the rafters allowed new insulation and created a new bedroom with a generous, curved ensuite.Furniture and Lighting
Furniture in the home includes custom pieces by London maker Jan Hendzel, antiques and design classics such as the Halabala chairs, Luigi Colani seating units and 1990’s Cappellini sideboard, plus lighting by Ingo Maurer, Gae Aulenti, Hans Verstufyt and Vincent Van Duysen.If you’re seeking Peckham architects for a residential refurbishment or a Grade II listed house renovation, contact Architecture for London to discuss your project.
Project Information
Project Architects:Amrit Marway and Alastair Selven
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Location:
Highshore Road, Southwark, London SE15
Structural Engineer:
Architecture for London
Interior designer:
Jill Macnair
Photography:
Beth Evans & Alastair Selven
