A calm, light-filled residential interior by Stonefold
Renovated Alder House interior with restored light and materials

ALDER HOUSE

ALDER HOUSE

RENOVATION

ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, CONSTRUCTION

ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, CONSTRUCTION

ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, CONSTRUCTION

HOMES THAT FEEL INEVITABLE

HOMES THAT FEEL INEVITABLE

Homes, remade with restraint.

Homes, remade with restraint.

Homes, remade with restraint.

Architecture, interiors and construction held together by one accountable team.

Architecture, interiors and construction held together by one accountable team.

Architecture, interiors and construction held together by one accountable team.

Plan your project

01 / OUR APPROACH

The house tells us what to keep.

The house tells us what to keep.

The house tells us what to keep.

We read the light, proportions and materials already present, then make each intervention feel calm, useful and deeply connected.

We read the light, proportions and materials already present, then make each intervention feel calm, useful and deeply connected.

We read the light, proportions and materials already present, then make each intervention feel calm, useful and deeply connected.

One team from first sketch to final fitting.

A measured, minimal living space filled with natural light
Close-up of a composed palette of stone, timber and plaster

Keep what has earned its place.

Keep what has earned its place.

Keep what has earned its place.

Open the plan only where daily life genuinely improves.

A home opened to garden views and daylight

02 / SELECTED WORK

One house. Many careful decisions.

One house. Many careful decisions.

One house. Many careful decisions.

Exterior of the renovated Alder House
Detail of a calm, considered living room
Detail of natural materials and finishes

Alder House

Alder House

Alder House

A dark Edwardian terrace opened to light, garden and a quieter rhythm of family life.

TYPE WHOLE-HOME RENOVATION

LOCATION HACKNEY, LONDON

DURATION 11 MONTHS

03 / WHAT WE DO

From first sketch to final fitting.

From first sketch to final fitting.

From first sketch to final fitting.

Warm architectural interior
0104
RENOVATION

Whole-home renovation

Architecture, interiors and construction held together as one continuous project.

Warm architectural interior
0104
RENOVATION

Whole-home renovation

Architecture, interiors and construction held together as one continuous project.

04 / THE PROCESS

Clear stages. Tangible progress.

Clear stages. Tangible progress.

Clear stages. Tangible progress.

Architect studying drawings during the discovery stage

01 — DISCOVERY

Understand the house before drawing the answer.

Understand the house before drawing the answer.

Understand the house before drawing the answer.

A site visit, measured survey and candid conversation reveal priorities, constraints and investment.

02 — DESIGN

Build the project on paper first.

Build the project on paper first.

Build the project on paper first.

Layouts, 3D views, material samples, technical information and cost checks are developed together.

Design drawings, 3D views and material samples on a table
Construction and build stage of a residential renovation

03 — BUILD

One team carries the idea through.

One team carries the idea through.

One team carries the idea through.

A dedicated project lead coordinates trades, programme, cost reporting and the final handover.

05 / A NOTE FROM THE STUDIO

LONDON · SUMMER 2026

A home should become more itself.

A home should become more itself.

A home should become more itself.

Dear homeowner,

Renovation is not about making a house unrecognisable. It is about noticing what already works: the light at a certain hour, the weight of an old door, the way rooms hold a family. Then we make those qualities clearer.

Our role is to bring calm to a complicated process. We draw carefully, cost honestly and stay present through construction, so the finished home feels inevitable rather than imposed.

If you are considering a project, begin by telling us how you want daily life to feel. The architecture can follow from there.

Renovation is not about making a house unrecognisable. It is about noticing what already works: the light at a certain hour, the weight of an old door, the way rooms hold a family. Then we make those qualities clearer.

Our role is to bring calm to a complicated process. We draw carefully, cost honestly and stay present through construction, so the finished home feels inevitable rather than imposed.

If you are considering a project, begin by telling us how you want daily life to feel. The architecture can follow from there.

With care,

Mara Ellison — Architect & Founding Director

Portrait of Mara Ellison, architect and founding director of Stonefold
Architectural drawings and tools on a studio table

06 / BEGIN

Tell us what your home needs to become.

Tell us what your home needs to become.

Tell us what your home needs to become.

Share the location, scope, intended investment and ideal start date. We reply personally within two working days.

RESIDENTIAL RENOVATION · LONDON & THE SOUTH EAST

A warm, furnished living room in a completed Stonefold home

Let’s make the old feel inevitable.

Let’s make the old feel inevitable.

Let’s make the old feel inevitable.

© 2026 Stonefold Studio

Residential renovation · London & the South East

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