Designed by Nimtim Architects, Westbourne Gardens is an ambitious internal refurb of a first floor apartment in London, UK. The flat itself is small (less than a new 1-bedroom apartment according to new housing rules) but with generous ceiling heights and a strong sense of its grand past.

西伯恩花园由Nimtim建筑事务所设计，是英国伦敦一层公寓的雄心勃勃的内部装修。这套公寓本身很小(根据新的住房规则，不到一间卧室的新公寓)，但天花板高度很高，而且对其宏伟的过去有着强烈的感觉。

Project description: How to make the most with what you’ve got Westbourne Gardens is a first-floor apartment within a grand early-Victorian Terrace facing the triangle of Westbourne Gardens in Royal Oak, West London. The flat is only 45m2 which is less than the current London Housing Design Guide’s minimum for a 1 bedroom flat (50m2).

项目描述：如何最大限度地利用你所拥有的，韦斯特伯恩花园是一套一楼公寓，位于西伦敦皇家橡树区的西伯恩花园的三角地带内，是维多利亚时代早期的一座宏伟的露台。这套公寓只有45平方米，低于目前“伦敦住宅设计指南”对一套卧室公寓(50m2)的最低要求。

The existing flat had been divided into 3 long, narrow spaces with a false ceiling and none of the original features exposed. Nimtim were approached to assess how the flat could be modernised and amended to make better use of the existing spaces for a children’s heart surgeon who splits her time between London, Leeds and Southern Egypt.

现有的单位已分为3个狭长的空间，有一个虚假的天花板，没有原来的特征暴露。为了更好地利用儿童心脏外科医生在伦敦、利兹和埃及南部的时间，Nimtim被要求评估如何对公寓进行现代化改造，以更好地利用现有的空间。

She was looking for a pied-a-terre that could offer sanctuary from a busy schedule in the heart of London. The brief was to create a workable and liveable flat that still retained the generosity of scale and detail of the original spaces.

她正在寻找一个能在伦敦市中心的繁忙日程中提供避难所的土地。简短的是创造一个可行的，可居住的单位，仍然保留了慷慨的规模和细节的原始空间。

The proposals sought to retain this sense of space by maintaining the existing ceiling heights and allow a reading of the entire flat as one. Three new distinct elements were added: a small and compact kitchen, a stone-clad/ marble-lined bathroom and a bedroom with in-built wardrobes formed in dark cherry-wood veneer. These elements form an elegant and considered three-dimensional composition of forms.

这些建议的目的，是维持现有的最高楼顶，并容许把整个单位理解为一个整体，以维持这种空间感。增加了三个新的不同元素：一个小而紧凑的厨房，一个石头覆盖的/大理石内衬的浴室和一个卧室，里面有内置的衣橱，由深樱桃木贴面构成。这些元素构成了一种优雅的、被认为是三维形式的构图.

They retain the grandeur of the main space at the front of the flat but still provide all of the requirements for a contemporary living space. The bedroom/ dressing area is conceived as a darker more intimate space at the rear of the apartment with a fold-down bed and bespoke fitted wardrobes. The central bathroom pod is set down from the ceiling, to allow light to diffuse through the apartment from the front to the bedroom at the rear. High level acoustic glass provides invisible noise separation and a large acoustic door folds back to appear as one with the walls.

他们保留的宏伟的主要空间，在前面的单位，但仍然提供了所有的要求，一个当代的生活空间。卧室/更衣室被认为是一个更黑暗更亲密的空间，在公寓的后面，有一张折叠式床和定制的合适的衣柜。中央浴室的吊舱从天花板上放下来，让光线从前部扩散到卧室的后部。高水平的声学玻璃提供无形的隔音和一个大的声门折叠回来作为一个与墙壁。

The bathroom is clad internally in white Carrera marble and externally with a grey marble. The kitchen backs onto the bathroom pod with it’s marble becoming the kitchen splashback. The front of the apartment is more colourful and playful with teal coloured kitchen units and a single piece of green marble forming a bespoke dining table.

浴室内部覆盖着白色的Carrera大理石，外部则覆盖着灰色的大理石。厨房背靠在浴室的吊舱上，大理石变成了厨房的喷溅物。这套公寓的前部更加五颜六色，更有趣，里面有茶色的厨房设备和一块绿色的大理石，形成了一张定制的餐桌。

The floor is finished in white-stained large format chevron oak which runs throughout the connecting the spaces. The finished project provides a comfortable living space within an exceptionally small footprint whilst still retaining the spaciousness and generosity of the original Victorian interior and architecture.

地板是在白色的大格式雪佛龙橡木完成，贯穿整个连接的空间。完成的项目提供了一个舒适的生活空间，在一个非常小的足迹，同时仍然保留了宽敞和慷慨的原始维多利亚时期的内部和建筑。

Architect: Nimtim Architects Project: Westbourne Gardens Apartment Location: London, UK Photography: Megan Taylor

建筑师：Nimtim建筑项目：韦斯特伯恩花园公寓位置：伦敦，英国摄影：Megan Taylo

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