Kitchen with a dark marble island, bronze units and integrated ovens.

Bespoke joinery in South Kensington.

Kensington · W8 · Kensington new-build housesCompleted work, photograph

Most South Kensington homes are flats in tall stucco terraces. Joinery there has to work hard for every inch.

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Storage for flats and mews.

Flats first
Storage planned around apartment layouts
Mews houses
Smaller rooms behind the main terraces
Cochrane Bespoke
Our joinery partner, on Fulham High Street

NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle bespoke joinery, made by Cochrane Bespoke in South Kensington SW7. The calculator gives your own range in a minute, by scope and finish. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.

South Kensington is mostly flats, cut from stucco terraces of four or five storeys. A whole house is the rarer brief.

In a flat, joinery is how a room gains storage without losing its proportions. Think hallway cupboards, a bed wall, a desk folded into a bay.

Mews houses behind the terraces have smaller, lower rooms. A stair wrapped in shelving or a bench with drawers earns its keep there.

Everything is measured on site and drawn before Cochrane Bespoke makes it. Pieces are sized to pass through communal stairs and lifts.

We have no finished joinery job in South Kensington yet. Our nearest are new houses in W8 and an apartment in Belgravia.

What governs a flat’s joinery.

Council
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Nearly three quarters of it sits in 38 conservation areas.
Conservation area
Most of South Kensington is conservation area. Applications there must be full, not outline.
Outside joinery
A flat has no householder permitted development rights. Altering its windows or front door goes through planning.
Inside
Fitted cupboards and shelving inside a home rarely need planning.
Listed houses
In a listed house, consent covers inside work that touches the historic fabric.

Source: Kensington and Chelsea’s conservation areas, and its Local Plan 2024. Read on 25 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.

Cochrane work close to SW7.

Living room with a glazed wall onto a planted light well.

Kensington·New build

Kensington new-build houses

Close by in W8. Two new houses with bronze kitchen units and Cochrane joinery.

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Cinema room with a deep corner sofa and copper shelving.

Belgravia·Apartment

Belgravia apartment, full refurbishment

Copper shelving in a cinema room, a short way east in Belgravia.

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Completed work, photographs

What bespoke joinery costs in South Kensington.

A flat’s joinery is priced room by room, from shop drawings.

Within a full refurbishment, it joins one open book contract.

Open the calculatorThe 2026 cost guide

How do you add storage to a South Kensington flat?

With joinery drawn to the room, not stock units.

Hallway cupboards, bed walls and window seats use space a freestanding piece wastes.

Can large joinery reach the upper floors of a South Kensington block?

Yes. We measure the stair and lift before anything is made.

Large pieces arrive in sections and are joined in the room.

Do new windows in a South Kensington flat need consent?

Usually, yes. Flats carry no householder permitted development rights.

Most of the area is conservation area as well.

Does a South Kensington mews house suit built in joinery?

Very well. Its rooms are smaller and lower than the main terraces.

Shelving around the stair and benches with drawers save floor space.

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