This bespoke garden room by Eamonn Agha from Huntsmore pairs relaxed greens and greys
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THE ORIGINAL conservatory of this Grade Ii-listed Georgian townhouse in Kensington was prone to leaks, damp and suffered from a collapsing floor. Once we had been given the relevant planning permissions and listed building consent, it was removed and replaced with an elegant garden room.
Now that modern building techniques and technology ensure that garden rooms maintain a constant temperature, they can be used comfortably throughout the seasons. This was designed as a multipurpose space, acting as both a home office but also as a general relaxing area for the family.
TO MAKE the most of the abundance of light and set off the garden views, a colour palette of light tones of green and grey was paired with warm wood floors and furniture.
Eamonn Agha founded the design and build firm Huntsmore in 2014. huntsmore.com bespoke, Vale Garden Houses. Sandringham Cool Mellow engineered oak from £100sq m, Charles Lowe & Sons. Walls and
Skimming Stone, from £47.50 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball. Green sanctuary wallpaper, £175 a roll, Mind the Gap
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THE BRIEF FOR this project was to create an elegant and intelligently laid out mews house from what was essentially a very dilapidated three-bedroom granny flat in Belgravia. To achieve this, we had to rip out all the floors, partitions and even the roof and start from scratch.
The industrial-style door partition lets the light flow through the house and maintains a generous sense of space but also allows for privacy. The doors can also be closed to prevent noise from disturbing children sleeping upstairs.
UNLIKE MANY terraced houses, the entrance has plenty of natural light, so we didn’t have to be clever with lighting. It was an opportunity to use these wall lights from Porta Romana; here they create a sculptural as well as functional feature. When halls are dark, I recommend not fighting the reality but to go with atmospheric lighting.
Irene Gunter founded Gunter & Co, an interior design studio, in 2014. gunterandco.com →
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