A night scene features the exterior of a building with a white brick wall and closed window. In the foreground, there's a fence with vertical bars. A tree branch is partially visible under dim lighting.
Bisham Gardens

Bisham Gardens

London, England

2008

Client   Private Client
Playfulness of light and shadow were at the core this home remodeling project in North London’s Highgate Village. An extension was added to the back of a Victorian terrace house, itself completely refurbished, with the box roof of the addition a truly evocative, dynamic new focal point. Incorporating a laser-cut steel screen into glass, the screen’s pattern – at a distance –alludes to softly waving fabric and in effect modulates light and offers privacy.
A modern indoor space with a glass ceiling featuring vertical lines, allowing sunlight to filter through. Large glass doors open to a garden with brick walls and lush greenery, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor transition.
Sunlight casts striped shadows through vertical blinds onto a wall, creating a pattern. In the background, there's a brick wall with some greenery visible above. The image has a soothing, geometric composition.
A modern indoor space with a glass ceiling featuring vertical lines, allowing sunlight to filter through. Large glass doors open to a garden with brick walls and lush greenery, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor transition.

By day, its graphic pattern is projected throughout the space by the sun; by night it reflects striations of warm golden light back into the dining room. The project as a whole touched all elements of the home: its façade, garden, and the ground floor kitchen and dining areas, which were generously enlarged. Bespoke joinery runs throughout the house, with new fireplaces, bathrooms, storage areas and libraries neatly integrated with refurbished Victorian plaster moldings and timber detailing.

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