Apartment Block
CLERKENWELL
A two-bedroom renovation in Clerkenwell features over 30,000 hand-cut oak blocks. This home showcases excellent craftsmanship, providing a warm and inviting living space filled with soft light filtered through wooden screens and tall heritage windows.
Apartment Block is an ingenious transformation of a previously dark flat into a luminous two-storey home, accentuated by over 30,000 hand-cut blocks of European Oak. Original Victorian features are highlighted, with a reconfigured layout optimising light and space. A modern kitchen and convertible dining room sit beneath a spacious mezzanine, with light-enhancing sliding pocket doors. The hand-laid timber blocks throughout the apartment and original glazed green bricks add a rich tactile quality, culminating in a harmonious blend of historical resonance and contemporary design.
Light / Translucent Lined Shutters
At Apartment Block, the original three-meter-tall sash timber windows take centre stage in the main living area. Exquisitely crafted shutters, lined with translucent linen, offer privacy while allowing sunlight from the south-facing windows and nighttime city glow to filter in. This dynamic interplay of light and shadow creates a constantly evolving spectacle on the double-height living space walls.
Craft / 30,000 Oak Blocks
Apartment Block stands as a testament to meticulous craftsmanship, designed to seamlessly fit into an existing structure. The heart of the home, encompassing the main living and circulation areas, is sculpted from over 30,000 individually cut and arranged cross-sections of European Oak, resulting in a living space that is both unique and compelling.
