Queen’s Crescent, Camden

MS Lighting Design were appointed to design the lighting scheme for a side and rear extension of a striking property in Camden, London. The client is an art curator, so the house will undoubtedly be playing host to an increasing number of beautiful art pieces as their personal collection grows.

The exposed brick wall on one side of the extension is a significant feature, and one which the client wanted to highlight through the lighting scheme and décor. The brief was for a versatile lighting scheme which could showcase artwork, provide practical working light to meet the needs of a young family, and offer a softer ambience for the evenings.

To meet this brief, MS Lighting Design focused on, where possible, not using downlights. We created both powerful and soft ambient lighting with LED strips mounted above the kitchen cupboards. This is then complemented with a trough along the rear living area.

The kitchen island is beautifully illuminated with a number of feature pendants, while in the living areas MS Lighting Design has created a number of decorative focal points. An LED strip built into the skirting grazes light up the feature brick wall. This has become a firm favourite of the clients, who uses this every day.

A set of spotlights in the skylight can be repositioned to focus light onto future artwork that will be hung in the kitchen as it is introduced to the space.

To ensure true colour rendering for the artwork lighting, we chose High Cri lamps which offer exceptional colour rendering ability.  

Photography by Keates Photography