The Barbican Estate is now a classic example of mid-60s architecture, and with so many lovely design touches – and an array of existing beautiful white surfaces – my energy was primarily focused on storage. Alongside some flourishes of colour, the office was given a bespoke bookshelf and desk, with broad shallow shelves taking up a huge amount of stuff without making an impression on the room or impacting comfort for whoever is working there.

The bathroom’s original square white tiles and hand basin still felt incredibly modern, (kudos to the original designer for that), but the storage was almost non-existent. This didn’t work at all for my client who was serious about bathroom supplies. These deep shelves took some thinking about with the pipework behind, but my furniture design team did a fantastic job with minimum fuss – including a neat removable caddy. This clean (excuse the pun) storage concept was carried on into the corridor where a bespoke slimline unit was created to house the client’s impressive 42 pairs of shoes and boots.

Back to Residential