Cannon Place

Cannon Place is a Victorian house conversion, located in Hampstead Heath, London.

The design brief was to create a contemporary, yet functional family home that embraced volume, depth, and light as the core design principles. It was a pleasure working with our clients, who were open to design innovation and enjoyed being challenged with new ideas.

The entire process included a full strip out of the main structure of the house, creating a new configuration of the internal volume on all floors. Vast open internal spaces with strong architectural angles, high ceilings, and design features appear throughout.

A striking contemporary staircase at the center is the feature of the house. It connects all four floors, creating a vertical tunnel of light that cascades from the light well at the top, down to the lower ground floor, creating a shadowy interplay throughout the day.

The open plan layout of the bottom two floors gives the house a spacious and airy feel. An eight-meter void between the lower and ground floors acts as a light well and accentuates the vertical expanse between the two floors.