This locally listed Victorian terrace, situated in a conservation area in Hackney, was converted from a collection of run down bedsits into two generous, well organised maisonettes. The resulting accommodation is light and spacious, with internal rooms that respect the proportions and arrangement of the original property.

The principle 4 bedroom maisonette that occupies the two lower floors was excavated to provide additional head height to the previously restricted lower ground floor and extended over two storeys to the rear.

The two storey extension is clad in London Stock bricks to match the existing building and punctuated with full height and width openings on both floors, which break down the mass, flood the spaces behind with light and make an immediate connection to the garden and adjacent sunken courtyard.

Status: Completed 2013

Client: Private

Cost: £250K