Conran & Partners were commissioned by Stonehurst Estates to transform an historic Victorian timber yard in the heart of Kensington into a luxurious four-bedroomed townhouse. The team opted for a modern three-storey townhouse, deeming it more appropriate for the site than apartments. The result is the first significant single new-build home by Conran & Partners in the UK, big enough for a large family to live in comfort and style and close to both Kensington Gardens and Holland Park.
For Conran & Partners it was a chance to bring the company’s design skills to a small-scale, but prestigious and innovative project.
The L-shaped 230 sq m (2,475 sq ft) house is on three levels surrounding an inner courtyard. A drive-through archway leads from Kensington Church Street into the courtyard, which is decorated with a four metre fountain cascading down one wall. Car-parking is on a remote controlled turntable, which swings cars round to face the exit, eliminating three point turns in the courtyard.
The high quality, natural materials used include copper cladding on the walls and roof, which will age gracefully. Etched glass in the windows complements the copper walls. The huge living area has 3.6 metre high ceilings with enormous fully sliding glass doors opening out on to the courtyard.
Surrounding this on two sides are the bedrooms (all en-suite), walk through dressing room, utility rooms and study. Solid oak floors, imaginative use of lightwells and portholes to maximise light and lightweight stairs and glass balustrades all reflect the attention to detail and luxurious design.
For Conran & Partners it was a chance to bring the company’s design skills to a small-scale, but prestigious and innovative project.
The L-shaped 230 sq m (2,475 sq ft) house is on three levels surrounding an inner courtyard. A drive-through archway leads from Kensington Church Street into the courtyard, which is decorated with a four metre fountain cascading down one wall. Car-parking is on a remote controlled turntable, which swings cars round to face the exit, eliminating three point turns in the courtyard.
The high quality, natural materials used include copper cladding on the walls and roof, which will age gracefully. Etched glass in the windows complements the copper walls. The huge living area has 3.6 metre high ceilings with enormous fully sliding glass doors opening out on to the courtyard.
Surrounding this on two sides are the bedrooms (all en-suite), walk through dressing room, utility rooms and study. Solid oak floors, imaginative use of lightwells and portholes to maximise light and lightweight stairs and glass balustrades all reflect the attention to detail and luxurious design.
