Folio · 202501 / 06
Courtyard rebuild
A neglected back-of-house courtyard turned into a quiet, sculptural room for a family in Battersea.
WhereBattersea · SW11
SignedJules
Hero · Battersea01 / 06
The ledgerNumbers, no boasting
WhereBattersea, SW11
ScopeFull design & build
Duration11 weeks
Budget band£42k – £55k
The brief
A neglected back-of-house courtyard turned into a quiet, sculptural room for a family in Battersea.
Owners wanted somewhere to eat with friends, somewhere their kids could land after school, and zero maintenance noise on weekends. Existing slabs were cracked, drainage was failing, the planting was inherited and tired.
What went in03 columns
Build01
- Strip-out and removal of 14 tonnes of spoil
- New 150mm reinforced slab with engineered falls
- Brazilian slate paving, hand-cut to the wall lines
- Hidden 12V landscape lighting in steel edging
Materials02
- Brazilian slate
- Corten steel edging
- Iroko bench tops
Planting03
- Multi-stem Amelanchier as the anchor
- Hakonechloa, ferns, dark hellebores at the base
- Year-round structure with three flowering windows
Outcome
Handover, and after.
Handed over on schedule. Family use it most evenings May to October. We maintain it monthly.
In their words
“Jules ran the whole thing. We didn't have to chase a single trade. The garden is the best room in the house now.
