This triplex apartment occupying the lower three floors of a grade II* listed house in Belgrave Place was designed for another of our clients with an impressive modern art collection. The property itself required complete restoration, having undergone a previous unsympathetic refurbishment which resulted in the loss of all internal historic detailing. Along with specialist historic planning consultants, GLSTUDIO undertook the task of negotiating with both Westminster’s listed building department and Historic England in the process of delivering a meticulous restoration of all heritage detailing. The process required the reinstatement of fibrous plaster work, doors, fireplaces, floors and a cantilevered Portland stone stair.
All new joinery was designed with a deliberately historic aesthetic; a strategic approach which satisfied the planners while enabling the concealment of new air conditioning, audio visual installations and ‘smart’ controls required to equip the property for 21st century use
