When Amelia first spotted this house in Spitalfields, built in 1724, on a property website it was a London real estate rarity; Georgian houses in this area hardly come on the market. Inspired by a visit to Dennis Severs' House in Folgate Street – the 10 rooms of which are each restored in a different historic style – Olwen thought it worth a look. She chose archi­tect Chris Dyson for the project as he had worked on similar Georgian houses in Spitalfields, including his own award-winning home and office.