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Case studyBattersea · SW11

Battersea house, on site now

A four-storey Victorian house, stripped to its joists and rebuilt from the ground up.

Where: Battersea, SW11
The home: A four-storey Victorian house
The work: Strip out, full renovation and loft
On site: Since May 2026
Status: On site now
Interior design: Jordana Ashkenazi

The house behind the NU hoarding, on site now — Battersea · The front, on site nowOn site, photograph

i The brief

A whole house, rebuilt inside.

Every room was designed before the first wall came down.

A Victorian family house over four floors.

We are stripping it back to the joists and rebuilding it.

New floors with underfloor heating, new windows, a new loft room and a cinema.

Jordana Ashkenazi drew every room. We build them.

ii Before

The house as we found it.

Photographed before the strip out in May 2026.

The front reception room before the work, a red chimney breast and glazed alcove cupboards — Battersea · The front reception roomBefore the work, photograph

The principal bedroom before the work, a bay window and an ornate ceiling rose — Battersea · The principal bedroomBefore the work, photograph

The study before the work — Battersea · The studyBefore the work, photograph

A top floor bedroom before the work — Battersea · A top floor bedroomBefore the work, photograph

The old galley kitchen before the work — Battersea · The old kitchenBefore the work, photograph

The back of the house before the work — Battersea · The back of the houseBefore the work, photograph

iii The drawings

Every floor drawn first.

Our drawings set out every room and every heating zone.

The cinema, the dressing room and four bathrooms are all planned here.

The NU floor plans of all four floors, with the heating zones marked — Battersea · All four floors, with the heating zonesNU drawings

iv The strip out

Back to the joists.

Ceilings came down to the joists and walls to the studs.

New steels went in where walls came out.

The reception room with the ceiling down to the joists — Battersea · The reception room, ceiling downDuring the work, photograph

The ground floor opened up front to back — Battersea · The ground floor, front to backDuring the work, photograph

The ceiling opened to the joists above the bay — Battersea · Joists above the bayDuring the work, photograph

A front room stripped to its studs, the wall lined and battened — Battersea · A wall lined and battenedDuring the work, photograph

Looking through the reception rooms during the strip out — Battersea · Through the reception roomsDuring the work, photograph

A new steel in the loft — Battersea · A new steel in the loftDuring the work, photograph

A steel and new stud walls on the stair — Battersea · Steel and studs on the stairDuring the work, photograph

New joists framed into the floor — Battersea · New joists framed inDuring the work, photograph

The entrance hall during the build — Battersea · The entrance hallDuring the work, photograph

The loft opened up, the roof window and insulation going in — Battersea · The loft, opened upDuring the work, photograph

v Behind the walls

The work you never see.

Underfloor heating runs through every floor.

Ventilation ducts run up the house, out of sight.

This is what keeps a finished house quiet, warm and fresh.

Underfloor heating across a bedroom floor — Battersea · Underfloor heating, a bedroomDuring the work, photograph

Underfloor heating pipe laid up to the stair — Battersea · Pipe laid up to the stairDuring the work, photograph

Underfloor heating loops in a doorway — Battersea · Loops in a doorwayDuring the work, photograph

The underfloor heating manifold under the stair — Battersea · The heating manifoldDuring the work, photograph

Ventilation ducts run up the house — Battersea · Ventilation ductsDuring the work, photograph

vi Windows

New sashes, made to match.

The windows are replaced with new timber sashes.

The bay keeps its shape. The walls behind it are lined and insulated.

The new bay window sashes in the front room — Battersea · The new bay sashesDuring the work, photograph

The bay lined and insulated, ready for plaster — Battersea · The bay, lined and insulatedDuring the work, photograph

A new sash window fitted — Battersea · A new sashDuring the work, photograph

A new sash window, trimmed and ready for paint — Battersea · Trimmed and ready for paintDuring the work, photograph

The house is on site now. The rooms below are shown as designed. Each is built on our own site photograph.

vii The rooms

Shown as designed.

Made from Jordana’s scheme, on our own photographs of each room.

Visualisations, never photographs of the finished house.

The living room shown as designed, navy library shelving either side of a stone fireplace. A visualisation. — Battersea · The living roomVisualisation

The principal bedroom shown as designed, ivory panelling, a crystal chandelier and the bay window. A visualisation. — Battersea · The principal bedroomVisualisation

The entrance hall shown as designed, a black and white marble floor and a green stair runner. A visualisation. — Battersea · The entrance hallVisualisation

The dressing room shown as designed, arched cream wardrobes and a boucle ottoman. A visualisation. — Battersea · The dressing roomVisualisation

The team

Who built it.

Led the project: Nick Jeffries, founder
Interior design: Jordana Ashkenazi
Design, cost and construction: NU Projects, under one contract

The scope Strip out Full renovation Loft conversion Interior design Underfloor heating throughout Ventilation New sash windows Bespoke joinery Project management

Services on this jobDesign and build Luxury renovations Interior design Bespoke joinery Construction project management

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