Holland Harvey revamps Georgian townhouses to type London’s Inhabit lodge

A row of heritage-listed townhouses in central London is now dwelling to the Inhabit lodge, which Holland Harvey has designed to have relaxed, Scandi-inspired interiors.

The 88-room Inhabit lodge, which takes over six heritage-listed Georgian townhouses, had beforehand contained a labyrinth of rooms which have been conventionally divided into front- and back-of-house.

East London-based apply Holland Harvey has now overhauled the constructing – which beforehand functioned as a lodge – to have a much less strict format, spurring company to enterprise outdoors of their rooms and wander all through the communal areas.

“By essentially rethinking the best way through which the lodge may function, we have been in a position to reconfigure the constructing to create legible, open-plan areas for company to get pleasure from that are heritage-led and sympathetic to the unique format,” the apply instructed Dezeen.

Partitions have been knocked by to type a big, open-plan kitchen that adjoins to a eating space. A majority of parts within the house – from the chunky, granite breakfast island, to the sandstone tile flooring – have been crafted from pure supplies.

“We have been within the rules of biophilic design to create a reference to supplies and the environment,” defined the apply.

“We subsequently averted using something synthetic – [in the hotel] stone is stone, wooden is wooden.”

In the direction of the rear of this room there may be additionally a small lounge the place company can seize snacks and chill out in the course of the day, dressed with a sea-green velvet couch and a few seating poufs.

Again-of-house services have been positioned behind doorways or tucked away within the basement to not hinder the freed-up flooring plan.

If after some privateness, company can head to the cosy lodge library which options floor-to-ceiling blue bookshelves and woven rugs.

Closely impressed by Scandinavian aesthetics, Holland Harvey has dotted furnishings from manufacturers like Carl Hansen & Son and House Copenhagen all through the room. The apply was additionally influenced by the Ilse Crawford-designed Ett Hem lodge, which sits inside a century-old dwelling in Stockholm.

“With simply 12 rooms, Ett Hem is a way more intimate affair – so we have been fascinated about how we may translate the identical idea to a a lot bigger web site,” added the apply.

Holland Harvey Architects transforms disused London grocery store into homeless shelter

Eager to advertise wellness and wholesome dwelling, the lodge additionally features a health club, meditation station and a yoga studio that is set inside an ethereal, light-filled atrium.

Holland Harvey was established in 2012 by architects Richard Holland and Jonathan Harvey.

Final yr noticed the apply transformed a disused grocery store right into a homeless shelter referred to as Shelter from the Storm – designed to really feel “home but strong”, the house options uncovered brick partitions, terracotta-tile surfaces and picket furnishings.

Pictures is by Nicholas Worley.