Located on a quiet cul-de-sac just off Greenwich High Way and set within the West Greenwich Conservation Area, this former Victorian School Hall had previously been used as a meeting hall and office prior to becoming derelict.

The client's preference for an industrial aesthetic combined with an overriding requirement for a functional, child-friendly scheme necessitated a considered design approach with a reduced palette of materials, carefully selected in response to the existing building and its context.

Arranged over two floors, the property has been comprehensively refurbished and upgraded to provide a functional contemporary home suitable for a growing family.

At raised ground floor the new layout has been arranged to take advantage of the large lateral open floor plan and double-height floor to ceiling heights, with auxiliary spaces compactly organised at one end in order to maximise living space. An elevated mezzanine sundeck with a large retractable skylight provides an additional living area whilst creating a new connection between the internal and external spaces.

At lower ground floor level all three bedrooms face onto a newly excavated private sunken courtyard.