Raum Loft is an apartment in Soho, London, United Kingdom, designed by WILLIAM TOZER Associates. The ceilings and walls of this flat feature exposed brickwork, timber and steel structure, with the open-plan living, dining and kitchen area complementing two bedrooms and showers. Within the loft, the design includes sculptural kitchen units and furniture that blends lighting into existing features, extending the view of storied London through the windows.
The apartments are located on Long Acre Street, in the heart of Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom. Urban Soul Project designed the real estate type as an apartment in 2022. The spaces feature a minimalist design style, emphasising functionality and luxury through light materials and careful arrangement.
Reciprocal House, designed by Gianni Botsford Architects, is a four-storey home in Hampstead, London. This newly completed property replaces a dilapidated cottage while preserving a 1969 extension by Norman Foster. Positioned behind a Victorian pub, the house showcases an industrial character with exposed concrete and a distinct geometric form.
Archi-Tectonics has completed the London Solar Townhouse in the UK. This home combines minimalist design with sustainable features, such as photovoltaic panels. Inside, the interiors feature high-contrast materials like raw wood cladding, textured stone surfaces, and brass mosaics. The design incorporates contemporary elements, elevating the atmosphere with glass pendants and organic furniture, blending sustainability and modernity.
The Magpie House, designed by DGN Studio in London, UK, underwent a transformation in 2022. The home’s owners, mid-century furniture collectors, tasked the studio with renovating and extending the ground floor. The project expanded to include refurbishing the upper floor, integrating vintage pieces from the clients’ collection. With a focus on spatial planning and natural light, the redesign ensures a cohesive flow and connection to the garden, utilising repurposed materials throughout.
YARD Architects completed The Finned Extension in London, UK, in 2021, adding privacy, natural light, and impactful materials to a home reconfiguration.
William Tozer Associates wrapped timber around the Rectilinear Intersect house in London, which references Gordon Matta-Clark’s Conical Intersect. A mirrored wall doubles the open-plan space, while frameless, rectangular glazing slices through the rectilinear building volumes. The wood-lined interior enhances the sense of interiority, evoking traditional salons and nooks. On the top floor, openings continue the lower floors’ exterior design strategy inside a traditional mansard building form.
The Coach House is a three-bedroom house located in London, United Kingdom, designed in 2023 by Open Practice Architecture. This family home balances comfort and interaction with its original utilitarian outbuildings, and its clean and calming interior explores materiality to reveal an environment celebrating light and aesthetic engagement across the dwelling’s different spaces.
