Chapel Loftbed
June 2025
This loft bed was designed as a highly specific response to the spatial and heritage constraints of a Grade II* listed Methodist chapel, recently converted into a private home. The client wanted to introduce a guest sleeping space, but subdivision of the main volume was not permitted as part of the approved conversion. The solution had to be inventive, functional, and visually appropriate to the character of the historic building.
The result is a large-format loft bed - a double bunk redefined; with a dedicated work-from-home space below. The piece was treated as an architectural intervention, intended to inhabit the open volume respectfully, yet define its own spatial boundaries.
A rhythm of vertical timber louvres creates a veil around the double bed deck, offering privacy without competing with the building’s original volume. The desk is supported by the same structural uprights, its surface made from furniture linoleum on birch plywood, giving a tactile and practical finish. To improve acoustic performance in a space originally designed to reverberate as a chapel, fabric-covered acoustic panels are integrated into the underside of the bed deck.
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