mspace : architects & contractors

									Located within the City of London’s “square mile” the creation of a family home within the shell of a 6-storey Grade-I listed Christopher Wren church tower was both a design and construction challenge.

	London EC2

Creation of a contemporary sustainable architecture in a suburban context which aims to achieve ‘zero carbon’ status. Solar energy will power the house and the clients transport needs, ensuring the house is ‘off-grid’. Rainwater will be stored for use in toilets, washing and the garden and green roofs. With 35% glazing, the majority of which is fully openable, the boundary of the inside and outside becomes blurred.

Middlesex TW11

									A full internal reconstruction of a Grade II listed “Arts and Crafts” home. This involved the insertion of additional bathrooms, and redesign of the upper floor layouts. In addition a number of leading edge sophisticated home management and control systems were installed and managed from an integrated server room.

	London SW3

Having access to daylight from only one side, the building is conceived as a series of interlinking volumes of varying proportions organised around a dramatic triple height open space where the spaces themselves dictate the internal hierarchies rather than having a set of pre-conceived and “labelled” insular separate rooms. The result is a dramatic mixture of heights and volumes that reveal themselves not only as you walk through the building but importantly in the articulation of the external surfaces

London SW3

									Creation of a serviced office environment of the very highest standard of contemporary design whilst protecting and enhancing the Grade II listed interiors of this former Town Hall.

	Surrey KT22

Taking full advantage of the distant verdant views this curved and fully glazed rooftop addition provides a “state of the art” trading floor extension over the top of the “listed” former council meeting chamber.The main challenge was to create a suitable modern addition which respected the existing 1930’s architecture.

		Surrey KT22

									Continuing the idea of opening up the commercial buildings by creating a highly transparent addition. This 10,000 sqft two storey extension comprises a glazed curtain wall Upper Ground Floor sitting on a Ground floor plinth partially sunken in the sloping site.

	Surrey KT22

The total refurbishment and extension of a semi-derelict former Oxfordshire stone built farmhouse to create a contemporary family home centred around the kitchen “heart”.

		Oxon OX14

									A small mews house with tiny cellular rooms was transformed by opening up and interlinking the enlarged volumes with the insertion of a central “open tread” stainless steel and walnut staircase. Light now floods through the three storey building thanks to the insertion of several large and strategically positioned roof-lights. With walnut floors throughout and a rigid and restrained pallet of colours and materials the property feels “several sizes larger” than before.

	London SW10

As a direct consequence of our innovative and sustainable architectural proposals for this ecologically sensitive 17 acre site, the former paper mill has a future. The scheme set on the edge of Cavendish Dock in Barrow proving popular with politicians and locals alike led to the Local Authority Master-Planning documents being amended to include the site as allocated for a future 500 residential dwellings.

		Barrow CA20

									Substantial Internal refurbishment and bespoke furniture design for a 1980’s terraced house. This included side lit feature wine walls and breakfast bars made out of oiled black american walnut floor boards.

	Surrey TW9

Extensive top to bottom refurbishment of an existing victorian house, with addition of a 150m2 basement and rear extensions. Internal light is maximised thoughout , through extensive use of glass, for example, creation of a 7m glazed rooflight and side window over a bespoke feature glass & oak staircase linking the kitchen, dining and basement family rooms.

London SW4

								Design for a contemporary modern house in the style of “ villa Savoye” on a greenfield site surrounded by mature trees within the curtilage of a small village.

	Cambs PE17

Development of a café and corporate entertainement area within the basement of a 17th century Manor. Consistent use of uplighting removes the feelling of low ceilings, whilst colour and materials help bring the lower ground floor space to life.

		Surrey KT22

									The removal of all internal walls and floors and the insertion of a new load-bearing steel frame has allowed this building to “shrug off” its traditional cellular internal layout and to embrace a new and more flexible open interior. The raising of the extremely restricted ceiling at Lower Ground, the creation of a double height space and new folding sliding doors accessing the rear courtyard garden has transformed this location to become the “heart” of the property.

	London SW7

The total reconfiguration and redesign of the interior of a “split level” 1970s townhouse overlooking Thameside Marina to create a contemporary uncluttered environment for “family living”.

		Middlesex TW11

									A new-build residential complex of 18 apartments with underground parking, located within the historic centre of Rochester. Proposed as an exposed polished concrete frame with each apartment having hardwood folding/sliding doors onto an external balcony with hardwood moveable privacy screens.

	London NW10

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