At home with Gilbert & George: ‘It has to be immaculate’

No 8 Fournier Street in London’s East End has been home and studio to the artist duo since 1968, meticulously restored to its 18th-century origins. What’s it like inside?I am flanked on both sides from the first step inside. With George leading and Gilbert behind, I’m channelled into the large workspace at the back of the house that is the career-long workspace of the artistic duo. Attached to rails running down the centre of the studio is the projector they once used to enlarge images on