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Voysey House
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Voysey House
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
Our restoration, repurposing and upgrade of C.F.A. Voysey’s iconic former wallpaper factory in Chiswick has provided the ailing Arts & Crafts building with a new lease of life.
Originally constructed in 1902, the Grade II* Listed Voysey House was converted into offices following a fire in 1928 and faced piecemeal refurbishments over the years that diluted its identity. Long-term Dorrington appointed dMFK to revive the purpose-built factory’s abundant character, transform its interiors into premium workspace and vastly reduce the building’s carbon emissions.
Following a considered consultation process, the project team secured permission to replace non-original existing windows with ultra-thin double-glazing set within steel reproductions of the original frames, enabling an impressive uplift in the historic structure’s EPC rating from D to A.
Previous interventions had introduced a garage, entrance lobby and raised working deck, resulting in a disjointed street presence and fragmented floorplate. The revised design has transformed this into a permeable triple-aspect space that is seamlessly integrated with its surroundings and welcomes passersby into the ground-floor showroom.
On the upper floors, oxidised copper cladding has been incorporated within the internal lightwell amenity terraces, paired with “Voysey bottle green” architectural metalwork and window frames. This colour was selected to pay homage to Voysey House’s storied past, after being identified as the original choice through detailed paintwork analysis.
Historic England has described the restoration as a “subtle yet transformational” project which demonstrates “the value historic places have in our national story”.
Originally constructed in 1902, the Grade II* Listed Voysey House was converted into offices following a fire in 1928 and faced piecemeal refurbishments over the years that diluted its identity. Long-term Dorrington appointed dMFK to revive the purpose-built factory’s abundant character, transform its interiors into premium workspace and vastly reduce the building’s carbon emissions.
Following a considered consultation process, the project team secured permission to replace non-original existing windows with ultra-thin double-glazing set within steel reproductions of the original frames, enabling an impressive uplift in the historic structure’s EPC rating from D to A.
Previous interventions had introduced a garage, entrance lobby and raised working deck, resulting in a disjointed street presence and fragmented floorplate. The revised design has transformed this into a permeable triple-aspect space that is seamlessly integrated with its surroundings and welcomes passersby into the ground-floor showroom.
On the upper floors, oxidised copper cladding has been incorporated within the internal lightwell amenity terraces, paired with “Voysey bottle green” architectural metalwork and window frames. This colour was selected to pay homage to Voysey House’s storied past, after being identified as the original choice through detailed paintwork analysis.
Historic England has described the restoration as a “subtle yet transformational” project which demonstrates “the value historic places have in our national story”.
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