Ben Jonson House – Barbican

A private apartment with feature walls throughout in colours inspired by Le Corbusier’s colour palette (much-loved by the client), are offset by a muted grey rubber floor and the use of dark wood and wired glass, referencing materials of the original architecture. The original main staircase was carefully restored, and a new mezzanine level added into the barrel-vaulted top floor creating a new bedroom suite with a wetroom and dressing area, all complemented by the client’s mid-century modern furniture and fittings.

Client: Private

Location: Barbican Estate, London

Type:  Refurbishment

Role: Interior Designer

Services: RIBA Stages 2 to 6 (Concept Design, Design Development, Technical Design, Manufacture & Construction, Handover)

Consultants: Osborne Edwards (structural), City of London (building regulations), Greenhatch (geospatial surveyor)

Construction:  Whitehaus (contractor)

Completion:  2014

Photography: Ed Reeve