Hyde Park House: Restoring Regency Elegance with Contemporary Design
Hyde Park House is a Grade II-listed double-fronted terrace within the 1827 Tyburnia development, meticulously restored following a 2019 fire. The design reinstates lost Regency features while introducing a bold enclosed courtyard that improves natural light, ventilation, and connection between the main house and mews. A reconfigured layout enhances flow and reinstates the original plan form, while a serene lower-ground pool and spa extend beneath both properties, combining period detailing with contemporary luxury. The result is a 9,000 sq ft home that balances heritage conservation with refined modern living.
Hyde Park House
This double-fronted terraced residence, integral to the 1827 Tyburnia development, is distinguished by its Grade II listing underscoring its historical significance. A thoughtful balance between conservation and contemporary living was the central philosophy in this project. New spaces and additions were boldly expressed but the sanctity of the architectural heritage was also an imperative.
In response to a fire in 2019 that severely impacted both the double terrace and the adjacent mews house, Tigg Coll employed a meticulous and sensitive design strategy to carefully preserve key Regency architectural features and to reinstate where lost of this 9,000sqft home.
Although the property is of considerable area, a fragmented layout preceding the 2019 fire resulted poorly defined spaces with limited external amenity. This lack of garden/terrace space led Tigg Coll towards a bold move introducing an enclosed courtyard between the terrace and mews house. Although this reduced internal floor area, it greatly enhanced natural ventilation, access to light to both the ground and first floor. This removal of fire damaged and poor quality glazed infills reinstated the historical Regency plan form with separation between the principal property and the secondary mews house. Glazed walk on skylights to this newly created courtyard allowed Tigg Coll to bring much needed day light into the centre of the plan form and enhancing the spaces that sit below it and around it.
Areas of compromised structure were removed and replaced which offered an opportunity to correct the previously disjointed layout. The renovation not only reinstates Regency-era features but also introduces a transformative contemporary pool space to the lower ground floor, adding to the property’s historical and modern narrative.
The pool and its associated spa extends below both the double terrace and mews house behind to create a serene atmosphere that is a world away from the central London streetscape above. To enhance this serenity, a natural mature palette of limestone and clay work plaster finish is applied throughout providing a backdrop for period features and linking all spaces with a consistently refined elegance.
The main body of the house, that covers 5 storeys, was painstakingly restored and enhances throughout adding a passenger lift that served all floors of the house for our client. Our ambition was to compliment the Georgian detailing with contemporary joinery detailing so that they were distinct yet sat comfortably next to one another across the full house. Above and beyond this, we created an extensive roof terrace to the property with views back over Hyde park beyond.
Many challenges were confronted when designing and delivering this space as a natural pool, crystal clear water and a sympathetic pool system was required to minimise impact on this heritage building. An innovative approach to filtration and sterilisation satisfied the clients brief and strict local authority requirements resulting in a successful planning approval and listed building consent.
