LIFESTYLE
“From the outside, there are no clues as to what you will find inside”
Designed by architects Henning Stummel and Eliana Sousa, The Gate House was built on an infill plot in a London street of Victorian terraced houses to provide a striking live/work residence for Henning.
Where the entrance now stands was once an unsightly gap in an otherwise continuous run of pretty houses.
Keen to fit in to the area, but also to create a striking contemporary home within, comprising an office too, Henning designed the house to be traditional in appearance from the street. “The brick street façade blends into its setting and takes up the building line and the parapet height of the neighbours,” explains Henning.
“From the outside, there are no clues as to what you will find inside. The element of surprise and
