This home belongs to the director of The Flaming Beacon, a specialist lighting practice. Working with Layan Architecture + Design, the brief was to transform a modest Victorian worker’s cottage into a layered, light-filled home for family life.

The original façade was retained, while a new extension and first-floor addition restructured the rear of the block. Living areas are now arranged around a central courtyard, with full-height glazing and sliding doors drawing in natural light and ventilation. Upstairs, the master suite is wrapped in a custom-designed 3D lighting screen — a collaboration between the client and Layan — combining art, privacy, and automation.

The screen consists of 907 translucent convex polycarbonate discs, each embedded with an amber LED programmed to glow at night. The effect is a poetic veil of light, casting shifting shadows across the bedroom and bathroom.

Material selections are simple and refined. American oak cabinetry anchors the kitchen and bathrooms. A long island bench flows into a dining table, and custom steel and timber lighting doubles as ventilation and ambient lighting.