West 5 Apartment, London by Brosh Architects

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The property was situated in a 1930’s block of flats in Notting Hill. It was divided into small spaces with original herringbone pine flooring, which was rotten, damaged and missing in some places.  

The project was on a budget and therefore major structural alterations were out of the question however, the space was divided into many small rooms separated by stud walls. We had to be creative and managed to manipulate the feel of the space with very little structural work involved. 

Even though the main ceiling was high, it had many exposed structural beams and ventilation ducts which made the space feel lower than it was. We lowered the ceiling to hide the beams and…