give the loft a more contemporary feel,
and any wall linings were peeled away to
reveal the original brick walls.
“It was a kind of archaeological exca-
vation of the space.”
From here, Gorlin aimed to make as
few insertions as possible, an approach
in line with the owners’ wish for their
apartment to be one large open space – it
needed to work for comfortable everyday
living and for entertaining.
One of the owners also had grown
child