Ashley Gardens

AQSO arquitectos office. From the living room, the kitchen is perceived as an extension of the space. The threshold separating the two rooms is delimited by a peninsula worktop with stools.

Ashley Gardens is a Classic Victorian Mansion Flat located in Westminster. The renovation of this two-bedroom apartment comprises the adaptation of the 1890 original layout to contemporary use, including the relocation of wet rooms, structural wall openings and replacement of doors and windows.

Luis Aguirre
Razvan Brezoianu
Riccardo Buelli
Interior designer: Emanuela Faicchia

Location: London, United Kingdom
GFA: 100 sqm
Client: Private

AQSO arquitectos office. The bathroom vanity unit is made of dark teak wood. The lighting comes from the circular backlit mirror and the globe lamp suspended from the ceiling.

The apartment building is an iconic example of early 19th-century collective housing, located in an emblematic area of London. The refurbishment aims to preserve the traditional character of that time's lifestyle while adapting it to a contemporary use of the space.

AQSO arquitectos office. The living/dining room enjoys views of the street, and has access to the balcony. The herringbone wooden flooring contrasts with the white walls and ceilings and the neutral colours of the furniture.

AQSO arquitectos office. The bathroom is clad in Italian Statuario marble in a herringbone pattern. The taps and fittings are in matt black lacquered steel.

The living room and kitchen have been joined to eliminate the corridor, creating a spacious and bright reception room. The bedrooms maintain their original layout but they have been fitted with functional built-in closets. The old bathroom has been reconfigured to accommodate two separate toilets with a shower, while the hallway counts with a fully integrated generous closet.

AQSO arquitectos office. The refurbishment project of this London flat includes the replacement of the original windows and interior finishes. The contemporary style of the interior design blends with the existing Victorian decorative elements.

The interior design of the apartment combines classic Victorian elements such as mouldings, baseboards and cornices with minimalistic partitions, openings and fixed furniture.

AQSO arquitectos office. The kitchen opens onto the living room thanks to a large opening with structural reinforcement in the load-bearing wall. The kitchen units combine dark wood, marble worktop and matt white lacquered doors.

To preserve the iconic character of this distinctive building, the windows facing the street are custom-made: they keep the appearance and dimensions of the original wooden mullions while allowing the integration of soundproof double glazing to meet today's thermal conditioning standards.

Interior finishes include hardwood floors, Italian marble kitchens and bathrooms, and a selection of functional and contemporary furnishings.