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The Coach House, East Dulwich
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We undertook a complete transformation of an old garage to create a calm, contemporary family home, hidden unexpectedly down a quiet track.
We opted for a palette of simple materials such as wood, concrete and steel with the aim of creating a modern, minimal but warm home that suits our family.
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"Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud christened Rupert the ‘master of illumination’ in its House of the Year series in 2018 and this stands to good reason: despite facing north-west, there is nothing gloomy about this abode.
A generous skylight in the double-height atrium floods the entry and staircase with southern light. This source is amplified into the windowless ground-floor study and the family bathroom via wall panels of reeded glass."
Olivia Lidbury, Evening Standard
Photography by Ellen Christina Hancock and Lewis Gregory
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