House, London
House, Chelsea – Garden
House, Chelsea- Living Room
House, Chelsea – Dining Room
House, Chelsea – Kitchen
House, Chelsea – Garden
House, Chelsea – Living Room
House, Chelsea – Living Room
House, Chelsea – Courtyard
House, Chelsea – Bathroom
House, Chelsea – Bedroom
House, Chelsea – Exterior
House, Chelsea – Garden
About This Project
The subject property was a traditional Victorian terraced house. The house comprised five storeys of accommodation and was in a very poor state of repair. A particular feature of the house was the 93ft long rear garden which would be unusual in a London town house but especially in the heart of Chelsea.
The project was to be a speculative development, consequently in addition to repairing and updating the property was the imperative of increasing the square footage. It was determined therefore that we should seek approval to constructing a basement under the lower ground floor and approximately half the garden. Additionally, we sought permission to add a conservatory at lower ground and basement level and in addition we added a basement storey to the closet wing and two floors above.
We also planned a stand-alone studio at the bottom of the garden.
Prior to work commencing the house had a square footage of 2348 sq. feet whilst following completion this would increase to 3722 sq. feet.
In terms of accommodation the original property offered the following:
- Third floor – two bedrooms with a cloakroom
- Second floor – two further bedrooms
- First floor – bedroom and bathroom
- Ground floor – two reception rooms
- Lower ground floor – kitchen and bedroom in addition to two under pavement vaults
On completion the property would offer:
- Third floor – two bedrooms and bathroom
- Second floor – two bedrooms and a dressing room
- First floor – bedroom and bathroom with a separate cloakroom
- Ground floor – reception room and study
- Lower ground floor – kitchen with one vault externally for storage and the other a wine cellar
- Basement – cinema, family room, Japanese garden, gym, bathroom with sauna and a utility room
- Garden building – at the bottom of the garden was a self-contained studio with all services.
The first phase of the project comprised constructing the basement to a shell and this was followed by phase 2 which included refurbishing the exterior of the property and fitting out the interior to an exceptionally high standard.
The project took 18 months on site to complete and project cost was of the order of £1.5M.