Helena Rivera by Rachael Smith


Helena Rivera

Photographs Rachael Smith

Words Jo Leevers

The mid-century design of this London home immediately felt like a good fit for its owners, Helena Rivera and Hernando Alvarez. Given its heritage, the couple didn’t want to alter the structure of this three-bedroom house: ‘When you find a good piece of Fifties design like this, you want to take care of it, not change it,’ Helena says. Helena is an architect, Hernando is Americas regional editor at the BBC World Service, and they are both originally from Colombia.

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