‘West 5 Apartment’ is a projedt designed by Brosh Architects, Located in Notting Hill, London – W5. The client?s vision for the flat was very clear; ?clean lines and bright space?. Photography by Ollie Hammick.

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The property was situated in a 1930?s block of flats in Notting Hill. It was divided into small spaces with original herringbone pine flooring, which was rotten, damaged and missing in some places.

The project was on a budget and therefore major structural alterations were out of the question however, the space was divided into many small rooms separated by stud walls. We had to be creative and managed to manipulate the feel of the space with very little structural work involved.

Even though the main ceiling was high, it had many exposed structural beams and ventilation ducts which made the space feel lower than it was. We lowered the ceiling to hide the beams and used different ceiling levels for concealed lighting.
The main walls had odd corners, shapes, and niches, so we straightened them up and utilised the odd wall niches for storage space.
Floor:

The existing pine herringbone flooring was damaged beyond repair, so we proposed an oak herringbone floor at similar panel size and pattern.
Entrance:

As you entered the apartment, you faced another door and to the left you had to step up into the tiled kitchen. We removed the door and completely opened the space up with concealed pocket doors and a curved...