In Bloomsbury, The Academy links five Georgian townhouses on Gower Street close to the British Museum and University of London. Rooms preserve sash windows, decorative mouldings and townhouse proportions, paired with rich colour, patterned textiles and contemporary bathrooms. The library, drawing room and Alchemy Bar create a sequence of intimate public spaces, while a secluded rear garden brings greenery into the dense central London setting. The restrained brick façades and iron railings maintain the rhythm of the historic terrace, with the neighbourhood’s bookshops, squares and cultural institutions immediately beyond the entrance.