East London terraced house entry sequence, retained London stock brick party wall, blackened steel stair stringer, oak treads, encaustic tiles worn smooth at the centre, and a frameless glass rear extension visible through the hall. Night lighting is entirely artificial, a narrow wall washer grazing brick texture and a small pendant glowing over the threshold. One coat-dark silhouette moves up the stair from behind, face unseen, giving scale to the narrow volume.