Open flowing spaces and swathes of natural light are the organising principles behind this carefully considered, award-winning renovation of a school building in Forest Gate. Built in 1935, the building originally formed part of a local school and was used variously as a science lab, art department and canteen, before its transformation, at the hands of architectural design studio made with volume, into a beautiful four-bedroom house. Existing architectural features have been carefully preserved, including a dramatic concrete stairwell, metal balustrade, solid pine parquet flooring and perimeter floor tiling, resulting in an expansive two-storey house crowned with a newly created roof garden establishing sweeping views of the city skyline.