Ellaline Road Flat
Ellaline Road Flat
Fulham, London
Completed 2018
Ellaline Road House is a garden flat located within a Victorian terrace in Fulham. When acquired, the property had been previously operated as a bedsit and was in a deteriorated condition, with a fragmented layout and limited connection to the garden.
The project involved a rear extension and comprehensive internal reconfiguration, transforming the flat into a cohesive two-bedroom dwelling suited to contemporary living. Studio : MASS was appointed to develop the design and oversee the refurbishment through to completion.
The new rear extension establishes an open-plan kitchen, dining and living space that forms the centre of the plan. Large bi-folding doors open directly onto a newly formed terrace, allowing the interior to extend outward during warmer months and strengthening the relationship between the flat and its garden.
The reorganisation also allowed for the introduction of a second bedroom positioned to the rear, benefitting from direct garden access. Circulation was rationalised to remove the inefficiencies of the previous bedsit layout, creating clearer proportions and improved natural light throughout.
Materially, the intervention remains restrained, balancing contemporary glazing with the retained character of the Victorian structure. Internally, the palette is calm and minimal, allowing the reconfigured spaces to feel generous despite the compact footprint.
Completed in 2023, Ellaline Road House demonstrates how modest extension and careful spatial planning can reinstate dignity and usability to a previously compromised property. The result is a light-filled garden flat that functions as a complete home rather than a subdivided arrangement of rooms.
Fulham, London
Completed 2018
Ellaline Road House is a garden flat located within a Victorian terrace in Fulham. When acquired, the property had been previously operated as a bedsit and was in a deteriorated condition, with a fragmented layout and limited connection to the garden.
The project involved a rear extension and comprehensive internal reconfiguration, transforming the flat into a cohesive two-bedroom dwelling suited to contemporary living. Studio : MASS was appointed to develop the design and oversee the refurbishment through to completion.
The new rear extension establishes an open-plan kitchen, dining and living space that forms the centre of the plan. Large bi-folding doors open directly onto a newly formed terrace, allowing the interior to extend outward during warmer months and strengthening the relationship between the flat and its garden.
The reorganisation also allowed for the introduction of a second bedroom positioned to the rear, benefitting from direct garden access. Circulation was rationalised to remove the inefficiencies of the previous bedsit layout, creating clearer proportions and improved natural light throughout.
Materially, the intervention remains restrained, balancing contemporary glazing with the retained character of the Victorian structure. Internally, the palette is calm and minimal, allowing the reconfigured spaces to feel generous despite the compact footprint.
Completed in 2023, Ellaline Road House demonstrates how modest extension and careful spatial planning can reinstate dignity and usability to a previously compromised property. The result is a light-filled garden flat that functions as a complete home rather than a subdivided arrangement of rooms.
Project Year: 2018
Project Cost: GBP 100,001 - GBP 150,000
Country: United Kingdom
