This east London home by Rupert Scott and Leo Wood is set within the walls of a former gin distillery
(Picture: Anna Stathaki)The capital’s historical housing stock has long dominated its residential realm, making living in a pre- or early 20th-century structure one of the most common and iconic domestic experiences in London. Yet step inside these seemingly repetitive building shells and the true richness and variety of the capital’s residential offering unfolds.
The interiors offer fertile ground for extraordinary variation and inventiveness. They can translate into a rich array of styles, materials and atmospheres, from the most maximalist creations to minimalist havens, and from heritage-inspired abodes to the most avant-garde spaces, blending past, present and future with remarkable ease.
