Sadie Snelson Architects has transformed an east London warehouse into a reside-function space for a photographer, featuring a folded steel staircase, a mezzanine and wall-mounted storage for bicycles (+ slideshow).
Prior to the renovation, the Clapton Warehouse was divided into modest separate rooms that were subject to minor natural daylight.
“Prior to the refurbishment, the room did not perform very effectively and the inner rooms have been also dark,” Sadie Snelson informed Dezeen.
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“It suffered from damp difficulties, with condensation on the windows.”
The group eliminated all dividing walls to produce an open-strategy living area, and parts of the floor have been taken away to create double-height areas that maximise light.
Materials utilised all through the house are meant to reflect its industrial nature. Walls are left unpainted to expose the plaster finish, and structural I-beams are left exposed.
But the crew also additional oiled oak flooring to make the room truly feel more homely.
A staircase constructed from sheets of welded steel leads up to the initial-floor mezzanine, which cantilevers beyond the steel columns and out in excess of the residing room.
“We wished the new structural components to be distinct from the existing as far as achievable,” stated Snelson.
“The corner of the mezzanine really hangs from a rod in the ceiling, as effectively as cantilevering out from an current floor steel as we did not want to produce a connection into the adjacent column.”
“The stairs are supported on steel tabs which are welded to a beam concealed in the wall,” she said. “The balustrade railing was conceived as a ribbon, but it is truly bearing the load of the staircase.”
A white-tiled kitchen is tucked beneath the extra level. The concrete work surfaces and island had been created by the client, who was also the contractor on the task.
Steel sheets had been paired with Critall-type windows to create a double-height partition in between the residing spot and photographer’s workspace.
The master bedroom and bathroom are the two located on the initial floor, along with a space that can function as a studio.
The cave-like shower was constructed from tadelakt – a specialist waterproof plaster traditionally utilised to coat palaces, hammams and bathrooms in Morocco.
Warehouse conversions proceed to be a common resolution for reside-perform spaces. Previously, Dingle Cost revamped a warehouse in south London to develop a residence and studio for a painter, although American studio CHA:COL utilized modified Ikea furnishings to develop an workplace and apartment for two visual artists in Los Angeles.
Photography is by Rory Gardiner.
Ground floor program – click for larger picture 
Very first floor plan – click for larger picture 
