Architects Hackney

Based in Stoke Newington, Studio Merlin knows the ins and outs of the local area and is very familiar with Hackney’s planning department, having submitted and received planning approval for a significant number of schemes in the London borough.

Studio Merlin has worked on a wide variety of projects and property types in Hackney, from townhouses to flat renovations and new build homes.

Maison pour Dodo is one completed example. The turn-key project saw the refurbishment of a two bedroom flat split over two floors on a residential street near Clissold Park.

Studio Merlin worked to the full RIBA Plan of Works stages for the retrofit project, maximising the layout of the space before realising a calm and delicately composed, natural feeling interior, featuring Douglas Fir timber throughout.

As Josh Piddock explained in an article for Dwell magazine:

“"The full height Douglas fir bookshelf sits as the curated focal point of the apartment, perpendicular to a wall of deeply compressed kitchen cabinetry. On the other side of the kitchen is a low level bank of units providing ample storage and food prep countertop space above, bookended by recesses adjacent the chimney breast that provide visual indication of the kitchen inventory, as well as a seat from which the user can be simultaneously present in both the kitchen, dining, and living room.”

Source: Dwell - https://www.dwell.com/article/maison-pour-dodo-studio-merlin-small-space-storage-solutions-93fe6412