This live-work home for a film director and writer with their two children unfolds across three interconnected buildings, each added over time. It begins with a Grade-II listed 1760s Georgian terrace house at the front, later extended with a two-storey factory warehouse and a garage-mews. Our approach preserved the character of each structure while creating a cohesive and dynamic sequence of spaces.

Entering from Cross Street, the house presents itself as a carefully maintained Georgian home, with warm timber paneling, original wide floorboards, and elegant cornicing. Beyond the rear reception doors, the scale shifts dramatically. Here, a single expansive warehouse space serves as the dining and living area, with a kitchen beyond. The transformation is unexpected—partially stripped trusses contrast with newly laid French railway oak flooring, while the kitchen features reclaimed teak countertops, custom door fronts, and a 180cm oven with an industrial extractor. Generous shelving and storage line the walls, set against original bead-and-butt paneling.

Beneath this space lies a 100m² library-cinema room, its atmosphere shaped by floor-to-ceiling bookshelves that lend it a rich acoustic presence. With no windows, we introduced ceiling lightboxes, positioned within former floor openings once used for rolling out fabric—an echo of the building’s textile manufacturing past.