STEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTS

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STEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTS
15 Reviews

CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3

This project involved completely gutting an early nineteenth century London townhouse and totally re-building and extending the interiors.

This included digging a new basement beneath the entire footprint of the house which contains the kitchen, study and ancillary accommodation. This area is lit via a new structural glass skylight behind the street railings.

At ground floor level, the open-plan Living Room occupies features a ‘hole-in-the-wall’ fireplace, discreet storage, and a sophisticated audio-visual installation.

An elegant oak staircase (with glass balustrade) leads up via several bedroom suites to the pièce de resistance – a fabulous double-height Master Bedroom with Dressing Area Mezzanine, Shower Room and a sunny Roof Terrace.

The exterior of the house was completely renovated, and several new windows inserted in the side elevation with plaster mouldings matching the originals.
Project Year: 2006
Project Cost: £500,001 - £750,000
Country: United Kingdom
Others who worked on this project: Bruce Hemming Photography
Our clients approached us in 2003 with a brief to remodel and extend their 1840s town house in Chelsea. At the time, the house was in a very dilapidated condition and was the last remnant of a terrace which has been during the war.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
A new basement has been excavated beneath the entire footprint of the house, lit via a new structural glass skylight behind iron railings. This space houses the kitchen, dining area and ancillary accommodation, and frees-up the ground floor for an enlarged living room.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
A new basement has been excavated beneath the entire footprint of the house, lit via a new structural glass skylight behind iron railings. This space houses the kitchen, dining area and ancillary accommodation, and frees-up the ground floor for an enlarged living room.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
We worked closely with Mowlem & Co on the layout of the kitchen units and appliances, which feature a palette of white lacquer and wenge doors, reconstituted stone counters, and a mirrored extractor hood. Travertine floor slabs have been laid on piped underfloor heating.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
We worked closely with Mowlem & Co on the layout of the kitchen units and appliances, which feature a palette of white lacquer and wenge doors, reconstituted stone counters, and a mirrored extractor hood. Travertine floor slabs have been laid on piped underfloor heating.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3We worked closely with Mowlem & Co on the layout of the ki
The living room benefits from two new windows on the side elevation which are mirrored by two recesses on the opposite wall. The original window remains at the far end.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
A new oak staircase with a structural glass handrail runs up and down to all floors, and has been designed to allow as much daylight as possible to reach the rear of the house.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
A new oak staircase with a structural glass handrail runs up and down to all floors, and has been designed to allow as much daylight as possible to reach the rear of the house.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
The master bedroom is located at the top of the house. Once again, maximum use has been made of the available space by extending into the former loft area. A mezzanine dressing area has been created, reached via a cantilevered oak staircase with a structural glass balustrade.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
The Master Shower Room is accessed via a small walk-through Dressing Area lined with wenge cabinetry.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
The master shower room is lined with ceramic tiles, carefully set-out and incorporating niches in the shower area. These provide useful storage and contribute towards the mood lighting in the space.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
The master shower cubicle is lined with brown-coloured ceramic tiles incorporating two niches for toiletries.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
The culmination of the route up from the ground floor is a sunny roof terrace. This provides some good-quality amenity space, far more enjoyable than the original dank back yard which was infilled as part of the project.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
The culmination of the route up from the ground floor is a sunny roof terrace. This provides some good-quality amenity space, far more enjoyable than the original dank back yard which was infilled as part of the project.
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
This project has involved the complete remodeling and extension of a five-story Victorian terraced house in Chelsea, including the excavation of an additional basement level beneath the footprint of the house, front vaults and most of the rear garden. The house had been extensively ‘chopped and...
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
This project has involved the complete remodeling and extension of a five-story Victorian terraced house in Chelsea, including the excavation of an additional basement level beneath the footprint of the house, front vaults and most of the rear garden. The house had been extensively ‘chopped and...
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
This project has involved the complete remodeling and extension of a five-story Victorian terraced house in Chelsea, including the excavation of an additional basement level beneath the footprint of the house, front vaults and most of the rear garden. The house had been extensively ‘chopped and...
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
This project has involved the complete remodeling and extension of a five-story Victorian terraced house in Chelsea, including the excavation of an additional basement level beneath the footprint of the house, front vaults and most of the rear garden. The house had been extensively ‘chopped and...
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3
This project has involved the complete remodeling and extension of a five-story Victorian terraced house in Chelsea, including the excavation of an additional basement level beneath the footprint of the house, front vaults and most of the rear garden. The house had been extensively ‘chopped and...
CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE No 3