Stripped-back surfaces appear throughout Hackney apartment by Merrett Houmøller Architects

Exposed concrete walls and a set of "hit-and-miss" stairs add character to this formerly lacklustre apartment in east London, which has been overhauled by Merrett Houmøller Architects.
Set inside a housing complex that was built in the early 2000s, the Hackney apartment was previously host to a series of cramped, light-starved rooms as a result of 45 degree-angle walls.
Locally-based practice Merrett Houmøller Architects was tasked with transforming its "awkwardly-shaped and uninsp