Mata Architects expands London flat with cathedral-like roof

Soaring wooden ceilings frame the interiors of Vaulting Loft, a flat in Hampstead, London, renovated and extended by local studio Mata Architects.

The flat occupies the top floor of a detached Victorian property in a conservation area of Hampstead in north London, which required that any interventions were invisible from the street.

Mata Architects has created the Vaulting Loft

Using the "valley" created between the roofs of the two neighbouring properties to its advantage, Mata...