The Art of Design Issue 83 2026 | Page 22

BAYA INTERIORS UNVEILS RIVERFRONT PENTHOUSE AT CHELSEA WATERFRONT’ S TOWER EAST

BAYA Interiors has unveiled a new luxury show residences at Tower East, the newly completed final tower at Chelsea Waterfront, one of London’ s most significant riverside developments.
Designed by the late Sir Terry Farrell, Tower East forms the elegant counterpart to Tower West, with their distinctive diamond forms shaped to maximise panoramic views across the Thames and London skyline.
To mark the launch of Tower East, BAYA was commissioned to design its penthouse and a further show home. Each residence responds to the building’ s distinctive architecture and expansive London vistas through a considered approach to light, spatial planning, and materiality. The scheme reflects BAYA’ s sharper vision of contemporary luxury- less about show, more about substance and personality; shaping homes that feel both considered and genuinely liveable.
The penthouse spans 4,383 sq ft and comprises five bedrooms. Guide price £ 11.5 million.
With its diamond-shaped plan and panoramic Thames views, Tower East could easily have leaned into spectacle. But BAYA takes the smarter, more subversive route. Rejecting the tired equation of luxury with excess, the studio uses the faceted footprint as a framework for light, flow, and adaptability, creating an interior where striking architecture is humanised and family life is elevated rather than concealed.
“ At Chelsea Waterfront, our focus is on creating homes that combine strong design with how people want to live today. Continuing our collaboration with BAYA, we wanted to bring their vision of riverside living to Tower East to interpret the architecture in a way that balances quality, comfort, and a clear connection to the river and the wider London skyline.” Dr Edmond Ho, Director, Hutchison Property Group( UK) Limited
THE PENTHOUSE: LIGHT AS A MATERIAL
BAYA’ s design for the penthouse is led by a simple yet powerful premise: the space itself provides the brief. With uninterrupted