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THE POWER OF A GOOD STORY
Notting Hill is certainly not the wallflower of London’s In architectural terms the house was sensitively
villages. And the people who choose to live in its vibrant extended and a new basement added to its already
surrounds are not going to be the quiet type either. generous footprint. The team carved out a liveable,
modern family home over five floors, maintaining
Walking through its impressive streets you notice that an appropriate gravitas and formality in some of the
it’s both traditional and iconoclastic, home to the important entertaining spaces, and carefully concealing
established and the irreverent. Important, imposing all the creature comforts of modern living throughout.
homes stand side-by-side with pastel-painted mews
houses, the mix creating an exuberant, energetic melting On the ground floor the scene is set with a palette of
pot representative of London living at its best. dark herringbone floors, bespoke joinery and dramatic
sculptural pendants. On the family floor below, though,
This impressive home on one of Notting Hill’s most the atmosphere is lighter and more tropical as the open-
beautiful communal gardens was designed to capture plan kitchen, dining and living room extend into the
these contrasting elements as family developers private garden space beyond. One floor lower and the
Thornsett together with Capital Architects and interior cinema and wine room create intimate and cozy spaces.
designers Staffan Tollgard Design Group brought this The top three floors contain a luxurious master suite and
already handsome home into the 21st century. four further ensuite bedrooms.
Photography by Daniella Cesarei