Bright entrance hall with a marble floor, red reflective curtain and a view to the sky

Bright entrance hall with a marble floor, red reflective curtain and a view to the sky

Residential — Refurbishment (2 phases)

Penthouse, Pont Street

London — Knightsbridge

Residential Listed Penthouse

Year

2009

Type

Private apartment

Scope

Refurb (2 phases)

Listing

Grade II

Overview

Refurbishment of a grade II listed property in Knightsbridge

A sky reflection framed by a circular window

Contemporary living spaces harmoniously adorned with the old timber beams

Wooden treads with embedded planters

Site

Pont Street's Victorian terrace houses in red brick

The apartment is on the top floor, and joins two previously separate terrace houses to form one lateral apartment.

Views

Living room and kitchen opening onto the entrance hall

Dining room with exposed timber beams above

Removable wooden furniture

Timber beams paired with a contemporary design light fitting

Master ensuite

Bespoke joinery enclosure with a curved edge veiling the WC

Bedroom with sunken bath to one end naturally illuminated by a rooflight directly above

Guest bathroom

Bathroom sanctuary with mosaic tiles and a ceramic basin

Round freestanding ceramic basin and tap

Secret bathroom cabinet with a warm yellow interior

Bathtub material transition of mosaic, marble, chrome and ceramic

Children's bathroom

Oak grain parquet covered by a curve shaped carpet that follows the door's opening radius

Vibrant terracotta orange mosaic enveloping the children's bathroom furniture

Round opening in the partition wall of the bathroom

Joinery

Bespoke joinery with crisp edges

Wavy curtain detail of red reflective cupboard doors

Bespoke bathroom joinery

Detail of bespoke joinery

Detail of bespoke joinery

Rooflights and terraces

A sky reflection framed by a circular window

Sky reflection

Sky reflection

Rooflight

The apartment at night

Roof terrace

Construction

Works underway on site

Works underway on site

Mosaic tiling frame under construction

New window installation

New window installation

Project credits

Structural engineerPrice & Myers