FULHAM ISLAND Location: Fulham, SW6 Year: 1998-2002 Type: Residential | Commercial Size: 34 Apartments | 5 Penthouses Manhattan Loft Corporation brought California cool to SW6 in the shape of Fulham Island This flamboyant mixed-use development by award-winning architect Piers Gough rejuvenated Fulham Broadway, attracting the media and fashion industries that still flourish today. A cutting-edge fusion of retail, office and residential space, the development incorporates Grade II listed buildings alongside new build elements. Fulham Island’s centrepiece is a private tropical garden, dotted with palm trees and fountains, evoking a brand of outdoor living more associated with West Hollywood than West London. The £9 million redevelopment was a complex project overseen by English Heritage, conjuring 34 luxury apartments and 5 spectacular penthouses from a long-derelict plot in the heart of Fulham. The building’s multi-coloured façade and eclectic array of architecture kickstarted the area’s subsequent spirit of regeneration. THE MAN WHO BROUGHT LOFT LIVING TO LONDON HAS INTRODUCED A SLICE OF THE AMERICAN LIFESTYLE TO FULHAM. EVENING STANDARD LESS A DEVELOPMENT AND MORE A CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT AND VARIED LIFESTYLE SOLUTION: A REINVENTION OF THE URBAN VILLAGE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. NICK FOULKES FULHAM ISLAND TRANSFORMED THE IDENTITY OF FULHAM BROADWAY. KENNETH POWELL

NOTTING HILL LOFTS Location: Notting Hill, W11 Year: 2002-2003 Type: Residential Size: 11 apartments Notting Hill Lofts saw a disused Victorian church transformed into one of the most desirable residential addresses in West London’s famous cultural district. Located on the corner of Ledbury Road and Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill Lofts was MLC’s first church conversion. The development struck a delicate balance of radical regeneration and elegant restoration – constructing two new floors while actively assimilating many of the original features and retaining the 19th century façade. The new development secured the long-term future of a historic local landmark, containing retail space and a refurbished community centre below 11 private loft apartments, all of which were sold off-plan before completion.