Constructed in 1883 as a granary store for a neighbouring flour mill, this unique property is steeped in London's rich industrial heritage. By the 1950s, the building likely served as a storage facility for beer, brought up the Thames from the Medway by sailing and motor barges for bottling in Battersea. While the main mill was demolished in 1970 to make way for new embankment developments, the granary survived. The building's evolution saw it converted into an architect's drawing office in 1962, avoiding 1968 proposals for partial demolition, before finally receiving approval for its current iteration as a residential dwelling in 1995.

Today, the former granary retains many of its original architectural features. Though surrounded on all sides by imposing modern residential blocks of glass and Portland stone, the building maintains a humble, captivating scale. Its distinctive aesthetic - a beautiful interplay of warm London brick tones and steel greys set above a quiet road of burnished cobbles - continuously catches the eye of intrigued passersby.

A discreet ground-floor entrance and staircase lead upward into a vast, open-plan living space that seamlessly encompasses the kitchen and study. Private bedrooms elegantly flank the property on either side, with thoughtfully appointed bathrooms tucked away across both levels.

The residence is crowned by a new gable roof, supported by a modern steel frame and punctuated by an expansive skylight that bathes the interior in natural light throughout the day. Beneath this, the generous spatial volume allows for a dramatic, tall stair void enclosed by a network of stepped walls. These create platforms and open spaces for illuminated art and storage - a deliberate architectural nod to the building’s industrial history of platform lifts and mezzanines within.

The interior palette combines historical preservation with refined modern finishes to include lime-washed walls over French oak, contrasted by original red trusses. Benjamin Moore grey tones are utilised between the rafters with art spot lights discreetly positioned in-between, creating a linear play of shadows that act as a striking, dramatic backdrop to the preserved original red structural trusses.