This lovely Regency building is in a magnificent setting with fabulous sea views. The Regents were influenced by Classical Greece as well as cultures from further afield including China, India and Egypt. Our brief was to preserve and cherish the original elements of the building, while making a feature of our client’s impressive art collection. Where items are fixed (such as the kitchen and bathrooms) we used traditional styles that are sympathetic to the Regency era. Where items are freestanding or easy to move, then we used contemporary furniture & fittings that complemented the artwork. The colours from the artwork inspired us to create a flow from one room to the next and each room was carefully considered for its’ use and it’s aspect. We commissioned some incredibly talented artisans to create bespoke mosaics, furniture and ceramic features which all made an amazing contribution to the building’s narrative. Brett Charles Photography

Beautiful Handleless Open Plan Kitchen in Lava Grey Satin Lacquer Finish. A stunning accent wall adds a bold feel to the space.
Photo of a medium sized contemporary galley kitchen/diner in London with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, an island, grey floors, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood flooring and a feature wall.

Inspiration for a medium sized bohemian grey and yellow shower room bathroom in London with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a built-in shower, a one-piece toilet, grey tiles, white walls, a vessel sink, grey floors, an open shower and white worktops.

This is an example of a medium sized contemporary single-wall kitchen/diner in Other with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, an island, grey floors and grey worktops.

This is an example of a medium sized contemporary l-shaped kitchen in Cambridgeshire with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, an island and beige floors.

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary guest and grey and yellow bedroom in Other with white walls, carpet and grey floors.

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This is an example of a medium sized contemporary single-wall kitchen in Surrey with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, marble splashback, medium hardwood flooring, a breakfast bar and brown floors.

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Medium sized contemporary back full sun garden in London with decking.

Photographed by Ed Park
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary courtyard patio in Sussex with tiled flooring.

The brief for this project was to create a multifunctional space that included a kitchen, dining and living area. The property did not benefit from a large garden so it was important that the depth of the extension did not significantly compromise the outdoor space. We therefore extended the kitchen into the rear reception room, which created a much larger open planned area and allowed for the installation of a small WC. Open planning the kitchen to the rear reception room also provided this area with some much need natural light via the skylights and doors in the new extension. The fact the extension was not excessively deep enabled us to obtain planning permission for a good external wall height, which is complimented internally by the vaulted ceiling. The back of the extension has been finished with a large set of slim profile sliding doors, providing uninterrupted views of the beautifully designed garden. The final result is a light and airy space which accommodates the kitchen, living and dining areas that the client required.

The children's bathroom took on a new design dimension with the introduction of a primary colour to the vanity and storage units to add a sense of fun that was desired in this space.

The existing property was a Victorian Abrahams First Floor Apartment with 2 bedrooms. The proposal includes a loft extension with two bedrooms and a shower room, a rear first floor roof terrace and a full refurbishment and fit-out. Our role was for a full architectural services including planning, tender, construction oversight. We collaborated with specialist joiners for the interior design during construction. The client wanted to do something special at the property, and the design for the living space manages that by creating a double height space with the eaves space above that would otherwise be dead-space or used for storage. The kitchen is linked to the new terrace and garden as well as the living space creating a great flor to the apartment. The master bedroom looks over the living space with shutters so it can also be closed off. The old elements such as the double height chimney breast and the new elements such as the staircase and mezzanine contrast to give more gravitas to the original features.

This kitchen space was designed with carefully positioned roof lights and aligning windows to maximise light quality and coherence throughout the space. This open plan modern style oak kitchen features incoperated breakfast bar and integrated appliances.

A simple extension on the ground floor, a bespoke kitchen catering for their needs and allowing for them to imprint their personalties into their home. The bay window with it’s two way seating allows for the boundary between the indoor and outdoor to merge beautifully. The pivot door is a great alternative to the the usual sliding or folding garden door.

A simple extension on the ground floor, a bespoke kitchen catering for their needs and allowing for them to imprint their personalties into their home. The bay window with it’s two way seating allows for the boundary between the indoor and outdoor to merge beautifully. The pivot door is a great alternative to the the usual sliding or folding garden door.

Two glazed side return extensions for neighbouring properties in Bath, UK. Powder coated aluminium frame structure with large glazed panels, 3 large roof lights each side and bifold doors to each terrace.

The client for the project has a long standing interest in building sustainability developed through working at the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA). With this interest in mind, the client approached CHROFI to design a house that would demonstrate a number of active and passive sustainable initiatives whilst accommodating a contemporary coastal lifestyle. The project is sited on the south side of Mona Vale Headland and has expansive views over Mona Vale Beach to the south. This south facing aspect and the narrow site proportions combine to limit the passive design potential and accordingly establish the key design challenge for the project. Our response orients the house toward the view to the south, but opens up the roof at the centre of the house with a large north-facing skylight to admit winter sun to the south facing living areas and to trap and hold the warmth of the winter sun using the thermal mass of the structure. Other sustainability measures include a 15,000 L rainwater storage tank combined with grey water recycling to minimise water usage, the use of evacuated tubes for in floor heating and hot water supply, and photovoltaic solar panels to provide electricity back to the grid. The house is a ‘test-bed’ for these and many other sustainability initiatives and the performance of these will be measured after occupancy. The client intends to promote his findings to further the public knowledge of contemporary sustainable architecture via a website, publications and a consultancy service.

To dwell and establish connections with a place is a basic human necessity often combined, amongst other things, with light and is performed in association with the elements that generate it, be they natural or artificial. And in the renovation of this purpose-built first floor flat in a quiet residential street in Kennington, the use of light in its varied forms is adopted to modulate the space and create a brand new dwelling, adapted to modern living standards. From the intentionally darkened entrance lobby at the lower ground floor – as seen in Mackintosh’s Hill House – one is led to a brighter upper level where the insertion of wide pivot doors creates a flexible open plan centred around an unfinished plaster box-like pod. Kitchen and living room are connected and use a stair balustrade that doubles as a bench seat; this allows the landing to become an extension of the kitchen/dining area - rather than being merely circulation space – with a new external view towards the landscaped terrace at the rear. The attic space is converted: a modernist black box, clad in natural slate tiles and with a wide sliding window, is inserted in the rear roof slope to accommodate a bedroom and a bathroom. A new relationship can eventually be established with all new and existing exterior openings, now visible from the former landing space: traditional timber sash windows are re-introduced to replace unsightly UPVC frames, and skylights are put in to direct one’s view outwards and upwards. photo: Gianluca Maver