“We have sought to carefully enhance the identity of the boutique while creating a distinct character and atmosphere for the new residence in the attic space above the shop,” says Jonathan Tuckey. White walls and blonde timbers help bounce and reflect light on this top floor. These boxes sit within the volume of the roof structure, and the exposed white trusses make an architectural statement with skylights maximising natural light into the spaces below.
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The success of accommodating both residential and commercial functions comes in the ingenious use of a series of containers. Related: Remodelled & Radically Transformed Old Buildings by Jonathan Tuckey Design. Whilst modern residences boast open plan kitchens, this one is concealed behind cabinet doors that blend into the wall when closed. This two-sided brief had its own ambiguities that were overcome with minimal approach and clever storage solutions. Split over two levels, the ground floor serves as a boutique, while the top floor in the attic is a home for the owners. The design embraces original features juxtaposed with contemporary and minimal elements to create exciting and dynamic new use for the Egg. Fashion retailer Maureen Doherty has created her vision of a shop that makes and sells timeless, simple clothes, accessories and objects. Hands up if you would like to start your Monday meetings here? We certainly wouldn’t mind.Ĭlose to the shopping landmarks on Sloane Street in central London, the Egg boutique is hidden behind the discreet timber shutters on a small mews, part of the ongoing reconfiguration of a series of buildings. A space where a white glazed bathroom with a bespoke wooden bath supplied by Studio Anna van der Lei opens to the mews in Knightsbridge and its exposed copper piping that doubles as a meeting room.
The graphic, cartoon-like character of the facade communicates its live/work function with the relief of a naive office block stacked above the apex of a pitched roof.įor more inspiring live/work spaces explore our Collections Page.Designed by Jonathan Tuckey, one of UK’s leading advocates for remodelling and radically transforming old buildings for modern use, comes a live-work space for Egg fashion boutique. Renovated by Piero Portaluppi in the 1930s, the nineteenth-century neo-Classical palazzo home of Italian architect Mario Bellini is oriented around his extensive library. Largely confined to a mezzanine, the collection expands over a scaffold-like structure that surrounds the staircase and runs through the centre of the house.Ĭompleted in 2002, Blue House was a home and studio-office space for former FAT Architect Sean Griffiths. Intended as a multi-purpose space, the ground floor housed a working studio with a movable integrated desk and storage unit that could be transferred to different areas within the space depending on the studios needs. Awarded the prestigious RIBA Manser Medal, the house was described as an ‘urban sanctuary’ with a beautifully sculptural form. Throughout their lives the studio was interchangeably used as a base for their design practice, a guest suite and home office.ĭesigned by architect Carl Turner as his own elegant home and studio, Slip House was sold by The Modern House in 2014. Playful interiors with primary colours distinguished living areas from the more formal employee studio.Įames House became the couples’ creative studio and residence from 1949 until Charles’ death in 1978 and Ray’s death in 1988. Originally designed as a Case Study House, the space is divided between two separate structures which defined their public and private purpose but allowed for flexibility.
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Dow used distinct aesthetics and colour palettes to clearly define the domestic and professional space. Dow designed this home and studio to house his own practice in 1933. Known for his association with Frank Lloyd Wright, architect Alden B. Adapted into a home and studio with an L-shaped office space, the design embodied his approach to architecture as “the art of organising space”. As we head back to work, we’re thinking about spaces that inspire and six architects who found the secret to the ultimate live/work environment.īelgian architect Renaat Braem built this home for himself and his wife, graphic artist Els Severin, in 1958.
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