Melrose Road, Barnes

Upon opening the front door to this refurbished and extended end of terrace one meets a triple height generous stairwell that floods the entrance with natural light and belies its modest appearance from the street. The ground floor has been enlarged to the rear with an extension that knits together the kitchen, living and dining spaces and which opens onto the courtyard garden with a fully retractable sliding door.

The new staircase winds up past bedrooms and a study on the first floor to a new bedroom and bathroom in the attic space. A full height fixed window allows this room to feel part of the hidden spaces concealed within this urban block.

New building works have all been faced in brickwork and tiles to match the original house. The rear elevation has been painted white to unify the new composition of the house and to better reflect sunlight into the tiny garden.