Architects: Dyvik Kahlen Architects Photography: Antoine Espinasseau Construction Period: 2019 Location: London, United Kingdom
Dyvik Kahlen Architects have converted this former warehouse, overlooking the Paddington Old Cemetery, into a contemporary and vibrant live/work unit for an artist and his family. Warehouses for all their abundance of space and exposed, sexy steel roof trusses, don’t usually have much to offer in the window department. However, this one is flooded with natural light courtesy of the continuous array of windows along all four facades that deliver the light and generous feel of the original space. Skylights above and whitewashed timber floors add to the feeling of expansiveness. The original 200sqm open floor plan has been simply divided into five rooms.
Dyvik Kahlen have resisted the urge to make use of every square metre, essentially keeping the integrity of the ‘warehouse experience’ in place, creating an expanse of openness, uninterrupted by walls or corridors. The main space is arranged around a large central staircase that leads to an open living area and the kitchen. Towards one side, large double doors continuing the sequence of windows, lead to three bedrooms. Towards the other side, a series of columns define the transition to the living area as well as the bathroom and a larder. Two sliding doors are arranged along this threshold which allow you to close or open these rooms towards the central space.
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