Step beyond the threshold of some of the homes we sell in our Open House series. Here, Craig Hutchinson of Hutch Design invites us into the contemporary home in east London that he designed for his sister, Rachel, her partner Richard and their two children, and which he has called home for the past year and a half after the family moved out to Kent. Given a rare opportunity to live in a space he designed, what’s it been like to put his work to the test? Read on to find out and check out the sales listing here.
Craig Hutchinson: “Living is less prescribed now – compared to say more traditional or conventional homes – and so for me, modern living enables people to live creatively, to have their home tailored to them and to facilitate their own lifestyle.
“I think it enables individuals to add their personality to a space. This could be anything from the relationships between the different spaces in the home, how light enters, to the type of materials used and how the home responds to its surrounding site and context.
“Those were all driving forces behind the design of this house, which I worked on for my sister and her family. The original brick, two-bed, one-bathroom building is located at the back of Broadway Market but was devoid of any notable character. As is often the case in London, the house is flanked by other buildings – both to the side and rear –so internally it was a series of compartmentalised dark rooms with low ceilings and very little natural light.
“The design brief was to provide extra accommodation for a growing family and, crucially, we needed to utilise and maximise the space as much as possible. We did this by adding a side extension but, more importantly, we redesigned the layout into a continuous, open-plan arrangement, whilst at the same time ensuring that the spaces were flexible to meet the family’s needs. Now there is a collection of staggered levels defining the living, dining, home office and kitchen.
“It went from a collection of closed-off, dark rooms into a series of continuous spaces. I also lowered the floor in the living area, demolished the wall between the old kitchen and living room and repositioned the stairs. By moving the stairs to the centre of the plan and placing a roof light above, light is brought down into the centre of the building and into the kitchen.
“Because I wanted to create a series of connected spaces, I emphasised this by using consistently light and calming materials throughout the interior that create an airy and restful atmosphere.
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