Riverside Gardens

It was a pleasure to be involved in this project, helping to renovate the family home of a long term friend and collaborator of Constructive and Co. Working to meet a challenging budget we were able to come up with some neat bespoke solutions, with our work including the kitchen and other select pieces of architectural joinery throughout the house.

Our role

Design detailing, build

Architect

Nicholas Kirk Architects

Photos

Agnese Sanvito

Black Fibracolour kitchen with brass splashback, Durasein worktops and island beneath exposed rafters and rooflight.

U-shaped kitchen with black Fibracolour base units, white wall cabinets and brass splashback, viewed head-on.

Kitchen extension with open bi-fold doors to the garden, island in the foreground and rooflights above.

We used black Fibracolour with an oiled finish for the fronts, complementing the Durasein worktops. The brass splashbacks were hand polished before being powder coated with a clear lacquer.

Close-up of black Fibracolour tall units beside white wall cabinets, brass splashback and Durasein worktop.

Black Fibracolour tall cupboards beside a door with a yellow painted frame leading off the kitchen.

We added a solid maple balustrade and handrail to the upper floors, neatly tying together the original staircase with the new softwood stair above.

Solid maple balustrade and handrail on a carpeted staircase against dark painted walls.

Close-up of a pale timber newel post and handrail against a dark painted stairwell.

Maple spindles rising alongside the new softwood stair, with a white newel post on the landing.

Top landing with maple balustrade around the stairwell, dark painted walls and sloping white ceiling.

We built an angled shelving unit to fit snuggly into the roof space, with the birch veneered finish complimenting the exposed rafters above.

Angled birch veneered bookshelves built into the eaves of a loft bedroom beneath exposed rafters.

We used solid maple for the capping details in the bathrooms and the window reveals throughout.

Bathroom with wall-hung white basin, terrazzo-style tiles and solid maple reveal around the mirror.

Portrait view of the black and white kitchen with brass splashback, island and rooflight in pitched ceiling.

The result is a beautiful, light-filled space that will be enjoyed for many years to come.

View from the garden into the kitchen peninsula, black tall units and open-plan dining room beyond.

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