alexandra road estate apartment / london / uk

The project consists in the refurbishment of one of the flats of the famous brutalist listed building Alexandra and Ainsworth Road Estate, designed by the gold medal architect Neave Brown in 1968 and built between 1972 and 1978 in Camden, north London.

The apartment is organized over two levels. The upper ground floor consists of the living areas, an open plan layout facing onto the north and south with access to a terrace and sunken private courtyards with views over the luxurious estate garden. The lower ground floor accommodates the sleeping area which consists of two bedrooms and a bathroom. The larger bedroom was originally split into two independent single bedrooms divided by a sliding floor to ceiling panel, and faces out onto the private sunken courtyard.

The flat was in need of a deep refurbishment: most of the original fittings were either removed or altered and the few remaining ones show strong signs of decay. The aim of the project is to bring back the splendor of the flat interiors when first opened its doors by reinstating the initial fittings and material where possible and replacing the poor quality materials that were applied over time with contemporary, high quality ones that reflect the original design and palette colour.


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