The Art of Design Issue 26 2017 | Page 22

22 The brief for this project was to create a contemporary property in particular are beautiful examples of London family home for our clients and their young daughter. architecture at it’s finest and we wanted to highlight It is a listed duplex apartment on the first and second the scale of the spaces and stay true to the original floor on a prime Belgravia road and the architectural detailing. We r estored many of the original architectural details and proportions are spectacular. The apartment features and whilst our client’s taste led us down a opens into a double height entrance hall with original more contemporary route for the furniture and lighting open staircase, it is here that we first showcase one of we made sure to refer back to the traditional elements the design threads throughout the apartment, a wall still present in the house. We took inspiration from clad with bronzed antique mirror, instantly adding the highly skilled craftsmanship of the ceiling rose drama to the space, bespoke metal and glass lanterns and imitated the delicate floral motif on new column glow beautifully and reflect around the space. Double radiators throughout the apartment. The herringbone doors take you into the grand formal living room with stained timber floor is also a nod to the historical nature 3.5m high ceilings and three full height French doors of the apartment. onto Juliette balconies. The reception rooms of this