{"id":8297,"date":"2026-05-22T10:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8297"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:06:15","slug":"studio-hallett-ike-updates-and-extends-victorian-lodge-in-the-grounds-of-a-london-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/studio-hallett-ike-updates-and-extends-victorian-lodge-in-the-grounds-of-a-london-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Hallett Ike updates and extends Victorian lodge in the grounds of a London cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cemetery<\/div>\n

UK practice Studio Hallett Ike<\/a> has completed the renovation<\/a> and extension<\/a> of a gothic-style lodge in the grounds of a London<\/a> cemetery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Named Cemetery House, the Grade II-listed Victorian lodge was originally designed by Thomas Little in 1855 as a vicarage house accompanying two chapels in Paddington Cemetery in Kilburn, north west London.<\/p>\n

\"Cemetery
Studio Hallett Ike has updated a gothic-style lodge in the grounds of a London cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alongside the refurbishment of the existing lodge’s interior, Studio Hallett Ike<\/a> extended its ground and first floors with spaces designed to have what it called a “rustic sensibility,” with nods to its original gothic character.<\/p>\n

“The design seeks to reconcile the disciplined formality of the original architecture with a warm, rustic sensibility influenced by Mediterranean and mid-century Californian references,” said the studio. “The result is a calm and grounded architecture that balances openness with intimacy.”<\/p>\n

\"Interior
The existing lodge’s interior was refurbished<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the ground floor, a new central axis connects the entrance of Cemetery House directly with the garden through full-height glass doors in the extension, helping to open up the lodge’s formerly compartmentalised plan.<\/p>\n

The home’s living spaces sit connected but divided by changes in level, with a raised dining area and sunken conversation pit located alongside a kitchen housed within the new extension.<\/p>\n

\"Kitchen
A kitchen housed within the new extension<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The stepped arrangement defines hierarchy and purpose, creating distinction without separation,” explained the studio.<\/p>\n

“What was once a cellular and disconnected arrangement is now a sequence of hierarchical spaces unified by material and proportion.”<\/p>\n

\"Living
The open-plan living spaces are divided by changes in level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This kitchen features full-height sliding glass doors that open out onto a refurbished garden, where a stepped concrete patio and outdoor fireplace are wrapped by a white stucco wall.<\/p>\n

Inside, a stone island at the kitchen’s centre is surrounded by areas of full-height storage that were built from dark and knotty Pippy oak.<\/p>\n

Upstairs, the home’s first floor has been extended with a new dressing room and ensuite bathroom, centred around a large micro-cement bath and travertine sinks.<\/p>\n