Period character, Rebuilt For Now A Project By: Elemented Location: Clapham, London, United Kingdom Project summary: Located in Clapham, London, this residential project by Elemented transformed a period house into a brighter, more usable family home. Through a side return extension, custom glazing, refined material choices, and careful structural work, the project preserved the home’s character while making it lighter, calmer, and better suited to modern family life. Project Detail: This project began with a house ready for reinvention. The clients were expecting their first child and needed more space, better flow, and a stronger sense of calm throughout the home. Rather than stripping the house of its period identity, the aim was to preserve its character while making it more practical, more open, and more responsive to everyday life. Elemented approached the project with that balance in mind from the start: modernise what needed to workharder, but keep the heritage details that gave the house its depth and familiarity.   A key move was the reworking of the rear of the house through a side return extension. This allowed the kitchen and living spaces to be reorganised into something lighter and more connected, with natural light drawn deeper into the plan. … Continue reading Heritage Meets Modern Clarity In Clapham