Cambridge Place

Kensington

At our Cambridge Place project in Kensington, we transformed the basement to become the new social centre of the home. By carefully lowering the rear garden, we were able to introduce a dining room that connects fluidly with the kitchen and opens directly onto a new paved terrace. What might have been a dark and enclosed level became an airy, outward-looking part of everyday life.

Working below ground in London means dealing with party walls, shallow foundations, and occasionally fragile neighbours. At Cambridge Place, a Georgian terrace in the De Vere Conservation Area, we faced all three. Years of ad hoc modifications had left the structure unbalanced. Our design reinstated clarity, stabilised the building, and introduced a fully connected lower ground level—all while working within heritage constraints.