Ivor House

Ivor House, a former Co-operative department store, was one of the first buildings in Brixton to get electricity. We've sensitively restored its Art Deco features and given it a new lease of life as 26 apartments.

Client Lambeth Council / Muse Developments
Location Brixton, London
Completion 2018
Cost £11m

Services

RIBA stages 1-6
Architectural design
Community engagement
Interior design

Awards

Sunday Times British Homes Awards - Mixed-use Development of the Year
Sunday Times British Homes Awards - Development Transformation of the Year (Highly Commended)
AJ Architecture Awards - Mixed-use Project of the Year (shortlisted)
Building Magazine Awards - Project of the Year (shortlisted)

Ivor House, a former co-operative department store that had been used by Lambeth Council as offices for many years has been sensitively restored and transformed into 26 high-quality one and two bedroom apartments with ground floor and basement commercial space.

Part of the £120m Lambeth Civic Quarter development for Lambeth Council and partner Muse Developments, we have restored the building's art deco 1930's heritage features including terrazzo and a mesh lift shaft. Specialists were brought in to match and create new tiles to replace damaged originals lining the luxurious main entrance and stairway.

Our sensitive refubishment involved working closely with the council's heritage officer to protect the listed facade while adding an additional storey to the originally four-storey building.