Inside a Rarefied London Townhouse Remodel by Jonathan Tuckey Design
Photography by Dirk Lindner,
courtesy of Jonathan Tuckey Design.
At a time when the lived-in look has entered and taken over in all of our homes, here’s an inspiring, rarefied version on the theme. London architecture firm Jonathan Tuckey Design was presented with a four-story Regency townhouse, the longstanding home of a family involved in the art world. Take a look.
The main gathering space is a combination living/dining room that opens to a glassed-off kitchen.
The steel-framed wall was modeled after 19th-century greenhouses.
The compact cooking niche has a concrete surround made by Kast.
The kitchen sink and surrounding niche are all a single piece of Kast cast concrete with an overhead drying shelf.
The staircase was artfully preserved—with its old runner removed and the remaining footprint left as is, but the sides of the steps were carefully repainted.
The second story is the kids’ floor, divided into two connected bedrooms—one “fluid space” separated by doors and with a shared bathroom in the middle.
The same plywood was used to create a modernist mantel for an opened up (but not functioning) old fireplace.
The “crepuscular green” walls of the children’s bath are the waterproof Moroccan plaster tadelakt.
On the top floor, the parents’ aerie is paneled in a glossy dark blue that extends to the window frames and interior shutters.