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Kitchen & living spaces

Kitchen & living spaces

Kitchen & living spaces

Rethinking a closed kitchen so it becomes the room the whole household actually uses.

Location

Clapham, London

Year

2024

Duration

10 weeks

Type

Rooms

Type

Rooms

01 — The starting point

What the owners

wanted to change

A small, closed kitchen next to a dining room nobody used. Storage was short and light came from one side only.

02 — What we checked first

Whether the partition was load-bearing, where water and extraction could run, and electrical capacity for new appliances.

Trades involved

Masonry

Plumbing

Electrics

Joinery

Tiling

Before, after,

same viewpoint

Photographed from the same spot, so you can judge the work rather than the camera angle.

Kitchen & living spaces — before the works
Kitchen & living spaces — after the works
BeforeAfter

FIG. 01 — Before / after

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03 — How we approached it

Three moves,

in this order

Each decision was explained and agreed before the work moved on.

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We drew the layout around how meals are really prepared and shared.

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We drew the layout around how meals are really prepared and shared.

02

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The partition was opened with a steel beam, sized by an engineer.

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The partition was opened with a steel beam, sized by an engineer.

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Networks went in before the kitchen, then finishes and fitting.

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Networks went in before the kitchen, then finishes and fitting.

04 — The result

Finish by finish

Kitchen & living spaces — main room

FIG. 02 — Main room

Kitchen & living spaces — detail

FIG. 03 — Detail

Kitchen & living spaces — junction

FIG. 04 — Junction

Kitchen & living spaces — material

FIG. 05 — Material

Kitchen & living spaces — overview

FIG. 06 — Overview

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Careful work on existing buildings, every choice explained before a single wall moves.

Structural work

Renovation

Finishes

+44 20 7946 0321 · hello@ashlar.co · Greater London

© 2026 Ashlar Ltd.

Legal notice

Privacy

ASHLAR

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Careful work on existing buildings, every choice explained before a single wall moves.

Structural work

Renovation

Finishes

+44 20 7946 0321 · hello@ashlar.co · Greater London

© 2026 Ashlar Ltd.

Legal notice

Privacy

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