The villa is located on a distinctive tree-lined boulevard in West London with wide pavements and elegant Georgian properties that are set back behind deep front gardens. Set within the Ladbroke Conservation Area this Grade II Listed Regency villa, one of a pair, has been thoughtfully repaired and modernised to provide for single family use. The existing property has been adapted over time and our work removes much of the later additions and builds on the character of the original historic features. It combines sensitive repair work with contemporary interventions that harmonise with the overall setting yet improve the use of the house for modern family living. Through a close dialogue with the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Conservation Team we have successfully negotiated the partial lowering of floors to improve the useable space, access to daylight and the relationships between inside and out.