The Art of Luxury Issue 45 2020 | Page 38

LUXURY PROPERTY
The upper floors host the family areas designed in a more relaxed style , but with an equally elegant aesthetic providing a personal feel with lighter choice of colours and materials including silk wallpapers , polished plaster and darker timber floors .
The first floor houses the master suite complete with a lounge and terrace . SHH has designed ‘ his and her ’ s ’ dressing rooms personalised with the couple in mind – a dark , masculine palette with black and silver touches for him and expansive , glass wardrobes , dedicated hair salon , feature dressing room mirror , and an Archer and Smith dressing table featuring silk-lined drawers for her . There are also two children ’ s bedrooms , which feature playful touches such as ‘ newspaper ’ walls and a corner stage for playtime performances . In addition , there is a relaxed family room with a huge comfortable sofa with and a kids area with reading pod and a dedicated playroom / workstation with mini library and toy storage .
A rooftop terrace also provides space for entertaining up to 200 guests with uninterrupted views across Dubai . The terrace features outdoor fire pits surrounded by a generous seating . Outdoor kitchen-bar facilities and covered alfresco dining are all appointed with soothing native plantings .
Dubai is arguably the city-state of superlatives featuring some of the world ’ s tallest , grandest , most modern and ambitious structures . Dubai hosts EXPO 2020 , a Universal scale Registered Exposition with the theme “ Connecting Minds , Creating the Future ”.
Founded in 1991 , SHH is an internationally recognised architecture and design practice based in London .
For more information , visit www . shh . co . uk
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