Alterations to an existing loft conversion

The main bedroom inside an existing loft was re-modelled entirely to create a more generous and light-filled open-plan bedroom suite. The centre piece is a frameless glass enclosure which contains the shower and bath. A custom-designed headboard with sintered porcelain cladding and oak cabinetry is carefully integrated with the glass enclosure.

Completed 2021

New Building

New single dwelling on a very tight mid-block site.

Visualisations: RoomEleven

Completed 2020

New Build Commercial Project

A new three-storey office building on a small urban site which backs onto a public park.

The gritty context calls for a robust building.

A thoroughfare to the public park is retained on the ground floor.

The layered facade on the street-facing elevation adds visual interest whilst shading the interior against the western sun.

Various colourways were explored and each lends the building a slightly different personality.

Designed 2019. Not built.

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Additions and alterations to a Grade 3B-listed Victorian dwelling

The proposed new annex is positioned at the back of the historic dwelling and replaces some older piecemeal additions. The architectural language of the annex is distinctly modern, with long structural spans and large openings. The use of modern materials and detailing serves to set the annex apart from the historic house. The height and scale of the annex and its position at the back of the Victorian house, together with a muted architectural expression achieved through minimalistic detailing, ensures that the original house maintains precedence.

The proposed annex is separated from the historic dwelling by a new walk-in concrete gutter that is clearly expressed on the east elevation to reinforce the visual separation.

Designed in collaboration with LInc Architecture.

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Designed 2018. Not built.

Additions and alterations to an existing dwelling house.

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Work in progress since 2019. Council approval pending.

Work is in progress on five new luxury apartments.

Client: Golden Rock Properties

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Restaurant remodeling

Nordic spruce ceilings, steel, glass and a floating terrace served to turn a once-dark and pokey space into an elegant, cosy, light-filled restaurant with open-plan kitchen which serves perfectly as a canvas for the culinary genius of the chefs at La Petite Colombe. 

Lead designer: Rohan Young – Young Touwen Architects

Client: Le Quartier Francais

Interior Design: Beverley Boswell Designs

Photographs: Claire Gunn

Completed 2017

Additions and alterations

An existing guesthouse was turned into 3 luxury apartments through internal remodeling and the addition of a third storey. The existing tiled roof and gables are almost 100 years old and it was a heritage requirement to retain these elements. The design is guided by sound principles of conservation, in that a clear distinction - both in terms of materials and expression - is made between the historic fabric and the strongly contemporary third storey addition.

The addition is set back behind the ridge line of the existing roof, so that the form of the roof as seen from the road remains unchanged. 

Sea views are maximised by the addition of a new balcony within the existing tiled roof.

Client: Golden Rock Properties

Visualisations: RoomEleven

Styling: Reyjeane Haroun – Maison Reyjeane

Completed 2016

Alterations and renovation

A very ordinary three-bedroom apartment was transformed into a luxurious and sophisticated two bedroom open plan apartment through clever space planning and the rich layering of materials and textures.

Client: Golden Rock Properties

Interior design: Reyjeane Haroun - Maison Reyjeane.

Photographs: Adriaan Louw

Completed 2017

Alterations and renovation

An existing apartment was remodeled to create two completely separate bedroom suites, ideal for flat-sharing.

The apartment was stripped to the bare brickwork and completely refinished and fitted with extensive bespoke joinery.

Completed 2015

Renovation

A penthouse apartment was given a complete overhaul using muted, earthy tones and simple clean lines.  Luxury is amply bestowed by expansive views and the generosity of the existing space and the limited budget was therefore focused on key areas such as the kitchen and bathrooms.

Completed 2015

Additions and alterations

A dilapidated old office building was completely remodeled to create nine two-bedroom student apartments.

Client: Golden Rock Properties

Visualisations: RoomEleven

Completed 2015

New Building

An existing single dwelling house was partially demolished and converted into a new double dwelling.

Visualisation: RoomEleven

Completed 2017

Additions and alterations to an existing dwelling with a degree of heritage value

The addition is a crisp, calm, contemporary building which contrasts sharply with the existing house. In keeping with the principles of conservation, the historic building maintains prevalence whilst the long elevations of the addition are largely without strong nuances, thereby creating a background for the more detailed historic building.  The addition is dislocated from the historic structure with a visually permeable umbilical link. Together with a freestanding sculptural wall between the two buildings, the link creates a sheltered and intimate courtyard.

Designed in collaboration with Boukuns and Douglas and Company.

Designed 2016. Not built.

Competition entry

In 2010, Greenpeace launched a design competition for a campaign platform with the specific purpose of campaigning against a third runway at Heathrow.

The platform would be stationed in Sipson, a village that would be entirely demolished to make way for the proposed third runway. The brief called for a defensible, demountable and environmentally responsible base for campaigners.

The pavilion is a bold, playful gesture; a colourful character that serves as the headquarters of the local resistance against Heathrow’s expansion and an icon of the wider resistance against the further carbonization of the global economy.

Designed 2010.

The competition entry was long-listed.