Notting Hill Paradise: Renovation of a classic house in London

 Notting Hill, London, UK

Architecture and Interior Design: Tollgard Studio

Photography  ©  Tollgard Studio

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A new family oasis on one of Notting Hill's most iconic iconic garden. Сlassic Notting Hill house was completely refurbished and a new basement was added to the already generous footprint.

The Tollgard Studio team carved out a liveable, modern family home over five floors, maintaining an appropriate gravitas and formality in some of the important entertaining spaces, and carefully concealing all the creature comforts of modern living throughout.

On the ground floor the scene is set with a palette of dark herringbone floors, bespoke joinery and dramatic sculptural pendants. On the family floor below, though, the atmosphere is lighter and more tropical as the openplan kitchen, dining and living room extend into the private garden space beyond. One floor lower and the cinema and wine room create intimate and cozy spaces. The top three floors contain a luxurious master suite and four further ensuite bedrooms.

Old and new sit side-by-side with natural stone, parquet and deep cornices meeting new age ceramics and corian, laser-cut aluminium and crystal-clear glass. The natural vibrancy of the garden cuts into the calm architectural palette on every level, adding life and colour.

Staffan Tollgård:

"A Notting Hill Library and Dining room; we created this bespoke storage system whilst ensuring each shelf is lit up adds warmth and bounces light onto each individual object. The chandeliers provide not only downlighting onto the table below but also add another layer of design to the finished room. We believe that lighting should be purposeful."

Staffan Tollgård:

“We are great believers in honest luxury and the power of a good story. This home uses solid, valuable materials in a clean, architectural and truthful way – and the outcome is refreshingly authentic. There is drama and impact in the rooms that need this energy, but we temper this with cleaner, quieter, purer materials.”