Pauline Dellemoltte of Atelier Ocher and Eglantine Sicat of Maison August had a novel objective: to create a house that was a super place to relaxation and recharge. In spite of everything, their world-traveling shopper wanted it. So the couple centered on including a low-key palette and bespoke storage, whereas reconfiguring the structure to fully refresh the two-bedroom, two-bathroom Maida Vale flat.
Nevertheless, that was all simpler stated than completed. “It was of poor high quality”, Pauline appears again on the condo. “Not one of the flooring have been flat and it had a unusual structure with a lot of hallway house and enclosed rooms typical of a high flooring condo in a Victorian constructing.” What began as a “mild renovation” grew into rather more when demolition started. “Plenty of it fell aside,” provides Pauline.
The 100-year-old dwelling additionally revealed a slew of surprises through the contractor’s first go to. “There have been electrical wires in all places,” says Eglantine. “No work had been completed for at the very least 30 years and the contractor could not imagine how the partitions have been constructed.” As well as, there was a leak from the communal roof. Whereas all of those elements initially made the home-owner doubt her buy, it had plenty of potential attributable to its distinctive treehouse really feel and preferrred location inside strolling distance of outlets, eating places, and parks. “It was quiet and charming, but it surely wanted plenty of love and affection,” Pauline says of the home. All in all it took 18 months.
