Hoxton House

Hoxton House is a full colour interior refurbishment of a terrace property in east London by Bradley Van Der Straeten. The owners share a Barbican enthusiasm, which gave the practice licence to push the palette into bold, eclectic territory across all three storeys.

Existing fabric drives the scheme. Exposed steel beams and the original basketball court flooring stay in place, anchoring the new work to the building's character. The ground floor kitchen was already open plan, but did not meet current building regulations; the brief was to keep that open feel while bringing acoustic and fire separation up to standard.

Fire rated crittal style glazing solves both problems. Slim profile screens shut the kitchen off from the entrance hallway and stairs without breaking the visual run across the ground floor, while a wide sliding door opens the lounge directly onto the rear patio.

Upstairs, the colour story continues. Bedrooms and bathrooms use block colour against simple square tiling, with a generous pink bathroom flooded with daylight and a smaller, monochrome second bathroom as a quieter counterpoint.

Architecture by Bradley Van Der Straeten. Photography by French + Tye.