SW20 Wimbledon

The project’s biggest challenge was to modernise and improve the house but still preserve its original Victorian style.

We created an open space at the rear of the house that fits a large kitchen, dining room, and living room. Furthermore, we placed an exposed fireplace and chimney stack in the middle of the area to visually separate the receiving room from the dining area. Another benefit of the glass-sided log burner is that it creates a cosy and luxurious atmosphere. Our team also installed oak shelves to complete the warm feel.

The wall facing the garden in the living room was enhanced with a new French door. In the same manner, the dining room got a timber frame, glazed screen stained Accoya posts, and a transom incorporating slim frame metal doors and windows in bronze.

The project included temporary works, structural steelwork, specialist joinery works including a new staircase and balustrade, zinc roof and all internal and external finishes.

On the top floor, we have created a new spacious loft room and shower room. The roof windows added natural light.

Another enhancement we made was installing new casement and sash windows throughout the whole house. They perfectly matched the old windows and feature real acid-etched glass .

Grosh perfectly understood our aim to sympathetically modernise our Victorian house, a project that involved a reasonable amount of complexity and structural work. Throughout the project the team were hard-working, extremely skillful and resourceful in resolving any challenges, worked with great care and showed an enormous attention to detail. Overall the professional approach and the quality of work were outstanding and the team have delivered a stunning contemporary new home, whilst retaining the best of its original character. They were an absolute pleasure to work with – many thanks to Pawel and the team.