Birchwood began as two small rooms and a dark corridor. The aim was one calm, open home that still had privacy where it counts.

The brief

A couple working from home needed space to focus, space to host and storage that did not take over the rooms.

What we changed

We removed the dividing wall and set a slim oak screen in its place. It softens sound without closing off the light.

Storage runs along one wall behind flush doors. A small study sits behind the screen, with a window of its own.

The result

The apartment reads as one generous space. Work and rest each have a corner, and the storage does its job quietly in the background.