The red-brick façades and tall sash windows of the former Lavender Hill School give little indication of the scale within. Yet this lateral apartment in Battersea unfolds generously across 5,700 square feet in what were once separate units. The location is the Village, one of London’s earliest large-scale Victorian school conversions, and the interiors were shaped by the late François Catroux, whose disciplined palette and spatial clarity define the principal rooms.
Photography: Nikolas Dost, courtesy of Hemingway+K.
Photography: Nikolas Dost, courtesy of Hemingway+K.
Ceilings in the main reception rise to four-and-a-half-metres, with south-facing sash windows extending the full height. Dark cement floors run beneath exposed steel beams while steel, glass, granite and lava stone are deployed with restraint. A substantial kitchen island in riveted metal sits beneath a cluster of spherical pendants, its industrial character offset by the softness of filtered daylight.
The plan balances openness with enclosure — mezzanine gallery, corridors and smaller rooms create shifts in scale and privacy. There are three bedrooms and five bathrooms, including a principal suite with a mezzanine bathroom and adjoining gym area. The apartment has lift access, two staircases and three designated parking spaces within the gated grounds. It’s listed for £4,950,000 with Hemingway+K.
