Vertical Loft

The project

Vertical Loft uses a small material palette across three levels of a London house. White-painted walls and freestanding volumes divide the open floors into places for different activities. Reclaimed pine boards and grey carpet continue beneath these elements, helping the rooms read as connected spaces.

Existing brickwork and the original staircase are painted white. A new open-riser stair is clad in aged floorboards, connecting it materially to the older parts of the building while keeping its contemporary form clear. Rooflights illuminate the stair and the deeper parts of the plan.

Sandblasted glass and mirrors carry light and views between rooms. At the top of the house, two bedrooms have different relationships to the roof: one is glazed from floor to ceiling, while the other opens above balustrade level. The contrast gives each room its own outlook without changing the shared interior language.