Belgravia Townhouse
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Planned by Thomas Cubitt, Eaton Terrace conforms to a regular massing and scale, as is the case with many of the Regency streets in Belgravia. That being said, the architectural features of each property vary, owing at least in part to the different standards upheld by the firms involved in the construction – and restoration. This Grade II listed townhouse had been subject to numerous unsympathetic alterations over the years. Most recently, the building comprised four apartments arranged across its six floors, the connection through to its mews being lost.
Our initial brief was to prepare proposals for restoring the building to its original use as a single-family dwelling, to accommodate the needs of a growing family. Once planning permission was granted, we set about repairing its historic plan form and reinstating important heritage features lost or obscured by earlier ‘restorations’. The consented proposals allowed for the introduction of a basement storey and the installation of a new lift.
Following the owner’s later purchase of the mews building immediately to the rear of the house, a subsequent consent was obtained which included the further extension of the new basement underneath the mews, along with a ground floor link between the mews and the central townhouse. Besides improving the floor space of the property and providing for comfortable guest accommodation, this allowed for the provision of secure off-street parking.
