There’s room to live and work at this converted chewing gum factory in South London which has been converted into a minimalist haven – now available for rent.

The Depford property has grand and generous volumes and an inverted layout, with the sleeping quarters on the ground floor next to a huge bathroom with freestanding marble tub. A set of stairs leads up to the former factory floor – now a completely open plan living area of monumental scale.

Solid steel and timber beams nod to the building’s past, and Crittall windows run along one wall of the space with picture windows on the other. Brick walls have been given a lick of white paint with wide-plank floorboards exposed throughout the converted warehouse.

The London property is for rent via Unique Properties from £700 per week and has recently been added to. The kitchen has access to the private patio, where there’s a newly installed home studio that can be used as extra living space or as a wfh office.

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