The team drew inspiration on the residence's green, serene location and sprinkled on the finest of British craftsmanship to compose an interior that prioritises green and brown shades, timber, bronze and tanned leather.
Boston Penthouse Loft by J Jihĭesigned by SHH and developed by Henigman in London's swanky Hampstead, this penthouse interior was created within the empty shell of a new build residential scheme in private development of 2.5 acres of private, gated, landscaped grounds. At the same time, within a modest 65 sq m, the clients wanted to make the most of their two-bedroom property. Preserving the space's modernist legacy was key to the two architects. So successful was the space's reimagining that it won the duo an award (Compact Design) at the Don't Move, Improve 2023 competition earlier in the summer. Set within Lubetkin’s Grade II listed Sivill House on Columbia Road, Shoreditch, the apartment was originally designed by Lubetkin together with Douglas Bailey and Francis Skinner in 1962. The small, but dynamic firm, led by co-founders Mark Rist and Natalie Savva, completely transformed the apartment interior design to fit the specific needs of their clients, a pair of keen cyclists, while maintaining the modernist architecture's bones and Bertold Lubetkin's original intention.
A Lubetkin tower apartment in east London has been given a 21st-century makeover by emerging architecture practice Studio Naama.
