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Lou O’Bryan

How this 1930s London house was reimagined for modern living – and became an urban oasis

Exterior of extended Bauhaus property in southwest london with trees and shrubs.

At a time when elegant Victorian townhouses were all the renovation rage, Catherine and Rod's decision to take on this flat-roofed Bauhaus property raised eyebrows, however, its wide, double frontage, large garden and off-street parking made it an ideal family home.

The hustle and bustle of central London might only be 10 minutes on the train, but the big smoke feels a million miles away when sat in their minimally glazed kitchen extension that opens onto a lush, verdant garden.

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