Open-plan kitchen and dining area with exposed brick wall and mezzanine — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London
White minimalist kitchen with island unit — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London
Living room and floating staircase with courtyard view through glass doors — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London
Kitchen and dining area with architect Marcin Salamon of Unknown Makers — Canonbury, London
Living room with glass doors opening to a courtyard garden — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London
Floating oak staircase with black steel frame and cable railing — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London
Floating staircase with living room and garden view — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London
Kitchen counter with white cabinetry, sink, and open shelving — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London
Double-height living room with floating staircase and built-in bookshelf, opening to garden — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London
Living room interior — an interior photographer London project, Canonbury by Unknown Makers
Kitchen island with exposed brick wall and open shelving — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London
Hallway nook with built-in cabinetry, bookshelf, and framed artwork — Canonbury, designed by Unknown Makers, London

Canonbury — Interior Photographer London, Townhouse by Unknown Makers

Photographed for Unknown Makers, this project is a complete refurbishment of a four-storey townhouse in Canonbury, Islington, reimagined as a light-filled family home. The brief called for a sense of calm throughout — particularly on the lower levels — with the ground floor opened up and connected to a sunken courtyard that draws daylight deep into the heart of the house.

Expansive glazing blurs the line between indoors and out, while the design carefully balances new, modern interventions with the character of the original Victorian townhouse. Period details were retained and woven into the updated layout, resulting in a home that feels both contemporary and rooted in its heritage.

Marcin Salamon, the architect leading the project, paid close attention to how each level of the house would feel in use — quiet and grounded on the lower floors, opening up to brighter, more social spaces as you move through the home. That progression, from the sunken courtyard through to the upper floors, gave the shoot a natural rhythm to follow.

For the shoot, I focused on capturing that interplay of old and new — the way light moves through the sunken courtyard and glazing, and how the period details sit alongside the more contemporary elements of the redesign. Working room by room, I paid particular attention to how natural light shifted through the house across the day, from the softer, filtered light in the basement to the fuller daylight upstairs.

As interior photographer working across London, my aim was to bring out the calm, considered atmosphere the design was built around, capturing a home that feels genuinely liveable rather than staged. You can see more of my residential and interior photography on the Selected Work page.

Architecture: Unknown Makers
Location: Canonbury, Islington, London
Client: Unknown Makers