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Caption: _______ LADBROKE ROAD
Caption: Crafted. That’s the word that springs to mind when looking at this house in London's Notting Hill. Crafted, and to perfection. _______ DOMUS NOVA
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Caption: This house on Ladbroke Road was redesigned by Cubic Studios. Indeed every element of this interior has been designed and manufactured by the studio, from the raw steel and glass stairway that connects the five floors to the polished plaster walls and the handmade kitchen. The end result is a unique home that's filled with bespoke touches.
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Caption: Domus Loves interviewed Quinton Gilbertson of Cubic Studios, who explained the design team’s approach. “This house had had an unconventional history, having been part of the Mercury Theatre, and so we wanted it to continue to present the exciting and unexpected,” Gilbertson said. “As a practice, we love the boldness of New York’s commercial spaces and the combination of raw natural finishes, and felt that the strong bones of this house could take a complete transformation."
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Caption: "We chose just a handful of raw materials and developed our own specific finishes to complement them," Gilbertson explained. "Baltic hardwood for the flooring was cut in deliberate longer lengths for the floors throughout and we used the same wood for the stair treads on the staircase which is integral to the design of the house.
"Having this uniformity that spans all five floors anchored the central design of the house."
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Caption: The top floor of the house is given over to the master suite, which opens onto a balcony.
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Caption: "Polished plaster added another depth of colour and texture so the sinks, and baths were all manufactured bespoke to fit the spaces they were assigned to," said Gilbertson.
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Caption: The swimming pool and spa on the lower ground level offer an inventive response to how best to use a small north-facing garden.
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Caption: “The house is like a comfortable, residential gallery space and we hope its architecture will be revered and enjoyed in equal parts" - Quinton Gilbertson
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Caption: For more details on Ladbroke Road, see this property's listing with Domus Nova:
domusnova.com/properties/buy/2004/4-bedroom-house-kensington-chelsea-notting-hill-ladbroke-road-w11-cubic-studios-londonfor-sale/
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With thanks to Domus Loves for the interview extracts.
For more information on the work of Cubic Studios visit: cubicstudios.com