Case studyNotting Hill · W11

Notting Hill apartment, back to the joists

A Notting Hill apartment taken back to its joists. Then finished room by room to Mariana Orsini’s design.

Where
Notting Hill, W11
The home
A period apartment
The work
Strip out and full renovation
On site
September 2024 to June 2025
Status
Completed
Interior design
Mariana Orsini
Living room shown as designed, ebonised shelving, a curved sofa and a black chandelier. A visualisation.
Notting Hill · The living room, shown as designedVisualisation

i The brief

Back to the joists, then rebuilt.

Every room was designed by our interiors team before work began.

The apartment is in a period building in Notting Hill.

We stripped it to the joists and rebuilt it.

New ceilings, herringbone oak floors and panelled walls throughout.

Two bathrooms, a study and acoustic insulation between the floors.

ii Before

The strip out.

Taken in September 2024, as the old flat came out.

A front room stripped to the boards, rubble bags under the window.
Notting Hill · A front room, strippedBefore the work, photograph
The ceiling opened up to the old joists and wiring.
Notting Hill · The ceiling opened upBefore the work, photograph
A room under strip out, scaffold tower and bare walls.
Notting Hill · Scaffold and bare wallsBefore the work, photograph
A narrow room stripped back to plaster and lath.
Notting Hill · Back to plaster and lathBefore the work, photograph
A wall being opened up between two rooms.
Notting Hill · A wall opened upBefore the work, photograph
A stripped room, the ceiling down to its joists.
Notting Hill · Down to the joistsBefore the work, photograph

iii The drawings

Every room drawn first.

Mariana Orsini drew the plan, the floors and every wall.

The colours, tiles and fittings were chosen on paper first.

Furnished plan of the apartment, herringbone oak throughout.
Notting Hill · The plan, furnishedInterior design drawings
Flooring plan, herringbone oak changing direction at the doors.
Notting Hill · The herringbone floorInterior design drawings
Study elevations, the scenic mural over dark panelling.
Notting Hill · The study, a scenic muralInterior design drawings
Shower room perspectives, oxblood tiles and a chequerboard floor.
Notting Hill · The shower roomInterior design drawings
Principal ensuite perspectives, a marble vanity and a bath.
Notting Hill · The principal ensuiteInterior design drawings

iv The fit out

The design, going in.

Photographed in spring 2025, as the finishes went in.

The mural, the marble and the brass, exactly as drawn.

The scenic mural above dark panelling, during the fit out.
Notting Hill · The study muralDuring the work, photograph
The shower room, oxblood tiles, a glass door and brass fittings.
Notting Hill · The shower roomDuring the work, photograph
The mural beside lit shelving in the study.
Notting Hill · Lit shelving in the studyDuring the work, photograph
The chequerboard marble floor in the shower room.
Notting Hill · The chequerboard floorDuring the work, photograph
A Calacatta Viola marble vanity with brass taps.
Notting Hill · Calacatta Viola marbleDuring the work, photograph
A crystal chandelier under a ceiling rose.
Notting Hill · The chandelierDuring the work, photograph
A panelled door with a brass picture light above.
Notting Hill · Panelling and a picture lightDuring the work, photograph
The panelled corridor with brass wall lights.
Notting Hill · The corridorDuring the work, photograph

v Finished

Finished, as drawn.

A few of the finished rooms, photographed in June 2025.

The finished corridor, panelled walls and herringbone oak.
Notting Hill · The corridorCompleted work, photograph
The finished living room shelving, dark joinery beside panelled walls.
Notting Hill · The living room shelvingCompleted work, photograph
A Calacatta Viola marble basin with brass taps against an oxblood wall.
Notting Hill · Calacatta Viola and oxbloodCompleted work, photograph
The finished shower, oxblood tiles and a chequerboard marble floor.
Notting Hill · The shower roomCompleted work, photograph

We photographed the build and only a few finished rooms. The rest are shown as designed.

vi The rooms

Shown as designed.

Made from Mariana’s drawings and the finishes we fitted.

Visualisations, never photographs of the finished flat.

Living room shown as designed, ebonised shelving, a curved sofa and a black chandelier. A visualisation.
Notting Hill · The living roomVisualisation
Study shown as designed, a scenic forest mural over dark panelling. A visualisation.
Notting Hill · The studyVisualisation
Principal bedroom shown as designed, blush walls and walnut wardrobes. A visualisation.
Notting Hill · The principal bedroomVisualisation
Shower room shown as designed, oxblood tiles and a chequerboard floor. A visualisation.
Notting Hill · The shower roomVisualisation
Principal ensuite shown as designed, a marble vanity and brass wall lights. A visualisation.
Notting Hill · The principal ensuiteVisualisation

vii The team

Who built it.

Led the project
Nick Jeffries, founder
Interior design
Mariana Orsini
Design, cost and construction
NU Projects, under one contract

The scope Strip out Full renovation Interior design Herringbone oak floors Panelling and joinery Two bathrooms Acoustic insulation Project management

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