How to Convert a Garage into a Living Home: Real Example in London

In the western part of London, land is expensive, so owners of a tiny plot where an old garage stood wanted to extract some benefit from it but didn't know how to do it. On one side, the plot adjoined a terrace garden, and on the other, it was bordered by sixteen such garages lined up in a row.

The plot owners live opposite and bought it to prevent anyone from building there. But when architects from the London bureau De Rosee Sa proposed turning the garage into a living home, they couldn't resist.

Height restrictions in this area don’t allow for a second floor, but the architects found a solution – they placed the private part of the house in the basement. Now it houses two spacious bedrooms, with light coming through windows in the ceiling.

Natural lighting in this small house is arranged quite cleverly – two atriums bring daylight into the interior spaces. There's enough light in all rooms, including a tiny study tucked into a corner next to the wardrobe.

All walls are painted white, and the boundary of the internal courtyard is defined by a latticed fence made of red cedar, which is also used in the interior finish. Wood makes the house warm in a southern way, vintage furniture – cozy and lived-in. Owners fell in love with their new home right away and sold their old one to move into the former garage. It's more convenient to live in.

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