Architecture | Design | Digital Fabrication | Academia
St George's Drive, Pimlico
Ground floor flat transformation from 1 bed to 2 bed, within a Grade II Listed Building, in London.
Proposed side extension - Garden view
Site Description
St. George’s Drive is a Grade II listed building in the Pimlico Conservation Area, within the City of Westminster. The property, a Thomas Cubbit - design, is a five-storey stuccoed terraced house dates around 1850s. The property has been subdivided into residential flats.
​
This application relates to a property comprising the ground floor level flat, accessed through the main entrance & hallway.
The proposed works sought to improve and update the flat, with various proposed internal works, to make it fit for 21st-century family life.
Proposed works include:
- Removal of non-original partitions;
- Relocation of the kitchen and installation of new appliances;
- Removal of suspended ceiling and reinstatement of all plaster works (including, if any, original) cornices & ceiling rosette;
- Proposed general refurbishment;
- Proposed additional bedroom/ study room & new powder room/WC;
- Proposed new structural works;
​
FACTS:
-
Flat Renovation, Grade II Listed Building.
-
City of Westminster, London.
-
Existing Property GIA: 53.3 sqm; Proposed Property GIA: 58 sqm;
-
Certificate of Lawful Development & Listed Building Consent.
-
Proposed Internal alterations & renovation to a Listed Building that has previously been extensively altered when converting from a single-family residence into flats.
-
App. £120.000
​
COLLABORATORS: HRPR Associates (Structural Engineer), Clearly Renovations (Main Contractor).
​
YEAR: October 2021 - December 2024.
Kitchen
New open kitchen-living-dining
Existing/ Proposed Demolition Layout
Proposed Layout
Maximised ceiling height, the addition of 2 new bathrooms and pocket doors.
Hallway storage
Hallway view looking towards main entrance
Bedroom II
Powder Room & WC
Bathroom with new shower
Master Bedroom
Main entrance to kitchen-living space
Proposed removal of internal partitions to allow for 2 bedrooms
Historic twist | Material palette
A calm, yet chic material & texture palette. Reinstating the rosette, repairing cornices and adding a dark timber floor to complement the historic and tall rooms. Reinterpretating the fire metal details with dark ironmongery. And marking the room with a visual "datum" set of discreet wall panels. (cornfourthwhite), texture.
Proposed new door for bedroom II
Proposed new door opening
Bathroom areas, under construction