This refined two-bedroom apartment is positioned on the second and third floors of a former factory on Wild’s Rents in Bermondsey. Redesigned by de Metz Forbes Knight, these elegant spaces employ a sophisticated approach to warehouse aesthetics, utilising dramatic high ceilings, exposed RSJs and extensive sections of glazing to tremendous effect.

Internal accommodation extends to just shy of 2,000 sq ft, configured across two floors. Access is gained via private entrance, positioned to one side of a photographer’s studio. Inside, an open-tread steel staircase, lined with exposed brickwork and original factory windows, leads up to the second floor.

The apartment’s volume is immediately apparent upon entry. An open-tread staircase leads to the upper floor to one side, while an internal wall creates a double-height corridor opposite, against the roof’s steep-inclined pitch. Beautiful, solid-oak floorboards run across the entirety of this floor, along the corridor and out, into the open-plan kitchen, living and dining room.

These are arguably the most impressive spaces. The scale of the ceiling heights, in excess of 17 feet, allows for a wonderful sense of flow. Natural light complements this effect, cascading through the living spaces, care of linear skylights above, and playing off cream-coloured RSJs with fitted track lighting.

The kitchen itself is configured along one wall and has a beautiful range stove, basalt worktops and an island on casters, with integrated microwave oven. This area of the plan has glazed doors which open out onto a Juliet balcony with steel balustrades and views east, towards Bermondsey. The adjoining living room manages to feel intimate, despite the volume of this space. There is a working wood-burning fireplace, built-into a bespoke mantel, with integrated storage space. There is a further Juliet balcony, at this end of the plan, which opens out over Wild’s Rents.

There is a master bedroom on this floor. Positioned behind the kitchen, it also exhibits a pair of intersecting  RSJs in its ceiling, as well as a pair of skylights and plenty of built-in wardrobe space. A family bathroom can be found  next to the bedroom, with black basalt tops and a separately accessed shower.

A staircase of steel with oak treads leads up the first floor mezzanine. On this level the extent of the apartment’s space becomes more apparent. The architects dMFK have left a playful space in the masonry on the landing, to create a balcony, with views over the living spaces below. The landing space at the other end of the plan, cleverly exploits a similar approach in the service of a snug, elevated study overlooking the entrance hall below. The remainder of this floor is occupied by large bedroom, with a skylight strip above and views of the Shard, in the near distance. This room has been plumbed for an en-suite.

Wild’s Rents is a quiet residential street, just to the west of  fashionable Bermondsey Street, a creative and culinary hub, popular with the creative community. Many of London’s most illustrious cultural institutions including Tate Modern, the Southbank Centre and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre are a short walk from the apartment.

Borough Market is approximately ten minutes on foot and houses some of London’s finest traders of fruit, vegetables and fresh produce; Monmouth Coffee, Ginger Pig and Brindisa are stalwarts, while Flor, James Lowe’s newest wine bar, bakery and restaurant, has recently opened in the market.

Bermondsey Street itself is closer and is home to the White Cube Gallery, Comptoir Gourmand, The Giddy Grocer, The Watch House, José  and Pizzaro, as well as numerous other cafes, bars and restaurants. Maltby Street market is home to an excellent food market, as well as the natural wine importer Gergovie Wines. There are free public tennis courts in Tanner Street Park.

London Bridge station is around ten minutes’ walk for Northern and Jubilee underground lines and National Rail services nationwide. The city is a twenty-minute walk across London Bridge.

Tenure: Leasehold
Lease Length: approx. 969 years remaining
Service Charge: approx. £1,800 per annum
Ground Rent: approx. £400 per annum (including buildings insurance, Freeholders’ administration charges ,repairs to shared areas and the outside of the building and cleaning services, as well as a provision for a sinking fund)
Council Tax Band: C

Please note that all areas, measurements and distances given in these particulars are approximate and rounded. The text, photographs and floor plans are for general guidance only. The Modern House has not tested any services, appliances or specific fittings — prospective purchasers are advised to inspect the property themselves. All fixtures, fittings and furniture not specifically itemised within these particulars are deemed removable by the vendor.