Dark Victorian Attic Workshop Transformed
An unusual conversion of a what was the narrow Victorian factory attic space of a workshop in London, puts the living space on the top floor, and creates the illusion of horizontal space with a 27 foot long counter that extends the full length of the top floor.
On arriving home laden with groceries, a short climb leads up into the bright white attic space that is now an abundantly daylit kitchen, dining and living room.
Most of the light was on the top floor, with windows on three sides of its tiny space.
Threefold Architects chose to keep the dark wooden Victorian workshop floor, but contrast it with lashings of white paint.
Unusually, this results in a sleeping space right across from the front door, but, cleverly, there is little clue.
The double height entrance draws the eye upwards.
Relegating the least-lit space to the bedroom is a workable solution, since we sleep at night when it’s dark anyway. Read the rest of this entry »