BARBICAN
Bespoke storage solutions for a Grade II -listed Barbican flat - making every centimetre count without disturbing a single original surface.
CLIENT
Private Residential
LOCATION
Barbican Estate, London
SCOPE
Bespoke furniture & storage
APPROACH
Sensitive to listed building character
Storage is one of those problems that sounds mundane until it’s solved, at which point every room in a home feels different.
This client had beautiful spaces and not enough places to put things — the office felt cluttered, the bathroom wasn’t working and the corridor was a problem. Bespoke solutions across all three spaces gave everything a proper home and the rooms recovered their character.
Designing within a Grade II listed building adds constraints, but it also raises the standard. Everything had to be both right for the space and right for the building. The furniture has been in daily use for years and will be for many more.
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CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
"It was a dream project working with Rachel and her team, who brought my ideas to life, elevated them with their skills and know-how, to deliver a perfect execution, modern, yet sensitive to the look and feel of the Grade-listed building they were designing for. The attention to detail was fantastic and as a result I have now enjoyed the finished products for many years and am sure, many more years to come."
Owner
PROJECT KALLAX
CLIENT
Yodomo
LOCATION
Hackney Wick
SCOPE
Retail and workshop fit out
APPROACH
Circular design and reuse
Yodomo needed a space that could switch between retail and workshop use without a fixed layout for total flexibility.
The design gives them exactly that: everything moves, everything can be reconfigured and the environment works equally well for a customer browsing textile remnants and a group of participants in a making workshop.
Equally important was doing this without buying new. The budget was tight and the values were clear: everything reused where possible, nothing wasted. The result reflects what Yodomo stands for, which is the best kind of brief to work with.
MFR RETAIL - LOWER CLAPTON
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RETAIL - GOSWELL ROAD
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RETAIL - BRICKLANE
CLIENT
Private Residential
LOCATION
Barbican Estate, London
SCOPE
Bespoke furniture & storage
APPROACH
Sensitive to listed building character
Storage is one of those problems that sounds mundane until it’s solved, at which point every room in a home feels different.
This client had beautiful spaces and not enough places to put things — the office felt cluttered, the bathroom wasn’t working and the corridor was a problem. Bespoke solutions across all three spaces gave everything a proper home and the rooms recovered their character.
Designing within a Grade II listed building adds constraints, but it also raises the standard. Everything had to be both right for the space and right for the building. The furniture has been in daily use for years and will be for many more.