Townhouse in Fulham, London
“Our home needs to feel brighter, flow better, and grow with us as a family.” This was the starting point for our Fulham Project, the complete refurbishment of a 400 m² townhouse in London. By opening up the ground floor, introducing noble materials, and honouring the building’s heritage, we created a light-filled, healthy home that balances openness with warmth and ease.
Fulham Project is the full refurbishment of a 400 m² townhouse in London, UK. The design reconfigures the existing layout to bring clarity, flow, and light to the home while celebrating the heritage of the building.
On the ground floor, the former study was absorbed into the living room, removing load-bearing walls to open the plan and allow west-facing sunlight to penetrate deep into the space through skylights. This transformation dramatically altered the character of the house, expanding the living room from 4 metres to 7.5 metres wide. A new fireplace, designed from scratch as a focal element, anchors the room, while circulation and light now flows seamlessly between kitchen, dining, and living areas.
To preserve the house’s Victorian character, mouldings were reinstated across walls and ceilings, re-establishing a sense of proportion and detail. A restrained palette of noble, low-toxin materials further underpins the project: limewash paint lends depth and softness to the walls; Douglas fir flooring runs throughout; and bespoke oak joinery — both brushed and ribbed — articulates storage and thresholds.
Arabescato marble introduces tactile richness in the kitchen, while an exposed brick wall was preserved to honour the building’s original fabric. Even the glass blocks, once concealed in a wall, were salvaged and reimagined as the bar for the garden pavilion.
The result is a family house that combines spatial openness with material authenticity — a home that is at once healthy, enduring, and refined.
Collaborations and credits: Hi-spec design for the kitchen
OWN London as the main contractor
Photo credits: Taran Wilkhu