Huge credit to the clients of this first floor (and now second floor) Warner flat in E17 for having the tenacity to transform their home into such a brilliant space overlooking the Walthamstow Wetlands.
The client approached us after having been given poor advice from a high street design supplier. After reviewing their proposal, we began from scratch using the RIBA plan of works as our guide.
We took a ‘Less is More’ approach to the design; our client agreeing that a generous kitchen-dining space should take priority over an additional bedroom.
Warner flats tend to have a very small and narrow kitchen that gives access to the garden via a metal staircase. We were able to unlock an open plan kitchen-dining space by breaking through an existing central chimney.
The otherwise very generous existing loft height did not require the typical full-width dormer to move the master bedroom into the loft. Instead, we created a small lead-clad box over the staircase, along with two Velux Cabrio balcony windows to add a little extra space in the summer.
Syndicate West arranged tricky Party Wall agreements especially with a freeholder who was making the process extremely difficult whilst trying to profiteer at every stage.
Without the client’s conviction and stamina this amazing transformation wouldn’t have happened.
