Ian D Thompson

RIBA Architect and computer programmer creating built and virtual environments with a common skill set.

Hampstead

Restoration of Grade II listed cottage in Hampstead, London including the researching of the history of the property, incorporating the findings into the reorganisation of internal space, restoration of materials and finishes and the restoration of the front and rear gardens.

Architecture · 2025

Rear elevation of the cottage framed by a planted gardenLight-filled kitchen and dining area opening onto the gardenLiving room fireplace with fitted bookshelves on either sideWriting desk and chair beside a tall arched windowSunlight and foliage shadows across a panelled cupboard doorBrass knob and dark stone backplate on a white panelled doorSmall ledge built into a curved plaster stair wallDark wooden chest with artwork and objects against a pale plaster wallWooden writing table with framed artwork and a lamp against a pale wallFireplace and built-in bookshelves lit by afternoon sunClose view of the curved plaster stair wall and slim handrailCurved plaster arch above the stairwellView through a doorway to the timber staircase and landingTimber staircase with a turned newel post and white panellingDark table lamp and framed artwork silhouetted beside a tall windowBuilt-in shelving beside a marble fireplace surroundSash window with gathered curtains behind the lower panesRear cottage elevation and densely planted garden in sunlightGarden path leading past flowering beds to a grey outbuildingView from the kitchen through a glazed door to the rear garden