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Maya Glantz

This Architect's Collaboration With Axel Vervoordt Co. Brought the Designer's Signature Wabi Sabi-Style to a North London Renovation

Wooden clad kitchen in a timber frame .

Just off of North London's Hampstead Heath, you'll find a Victorian property with an interior as rich with the beauty of the natural world as the surrounding park is.

Wabi-Sabi, the Japanese design practice of embracing the beauty of imperfection, is coupled with PassivHaus building standards for a sustainable home that builds an aesthetic based on natural materials. The challenge for the designers was finding a way to modernize the home while both maintaining its period charm and ensuring the final home was as energy-efficient and sustainable as possible.

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