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Alexander McQueen Penthouse: Style Homage

This Mayfair residence of legendary British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is a celebration and homage to his life and unique style. The upper floors of the London property owned by the designer have been reconfigured into a luxurious 1,790 square foot duplex penthouse complete with a rooftop garden and terrace. The newly created Alexander McQueen Penthouse is the result of an extensive 16-month refurbishment and interior design by International design house Paul Davies London.

The Art Deco and fashion inspired interiors provide glamour alongside all the modern luxuries and conveniences desired and expected by high-end residential purchasers. Located in an 1897 townhouse that once served as a royal residence for the grandson of Queen Victoria, the completely renewed interiors feature finishes of the highest specifications.

Designed as a tribute to one of the world’s most celebrated British fashion designers

For our inspiration today, we are taking a look at this super chic penthouse whose design is a tribute to one of the world’s most celebrated British fashion designers. I have always loved high fashion and follow that world closely. I was a huge fan of Alexander McQueen’s extraordinary designs starting at Givenchy and was utterly thrilled with his collections under his Alexander McQueen label. Be inspired!

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PENTHOUSE DESIGN

The principal rooms feature black American walnut wood floors and a signature color palette of cream, silver, and black. Here in the spacious living room, the ceilings reach 10.5 feet high. A fireplace centers the room, surrounded by mirrored walls and bespoke designed cabinetry. Recessed bespoke shelving lines the opposite wall.

Silver leaf wallpaper by Cole & Son covers the interior wall where large famous photographs of the designer and his fashions are displayed. Cream sofas gather with contemporary glass coffee tables to complete the seating area. Mink fur throws and silk draperies by Drop create texture and comfort. Skull motif lamps offer inspired accents while a large bespoke crystal chandelier sparkles in the center of it all.

The lower floor consists of the gracious living room and an open kitchen and dining room. The two rooms link together with an entrance hall lined with mirrors that forms a catwalk of sorts.

The spacious American-style kitchen and dining room is a particular highlight here in the Alexander McQueen Penthouse. The Clive Christian bespoke designed kitchen has all white cabinetry and countertops. The center island is complete with a breakfast bar. Professional grade appliances including a full height wine cooler integrate seamlessly into the minimalist design.

Beyond the kitchen is the dining area with seating for ten. The outer wall’s three sets of French doors open onto the terrace that spans the front façade of the penthouse. A side wall functions as a gallery featuring large photographs of McQueen, his various muse, and his iconic fashion. Crystal chandeliers suspend above the island and the dining table.

A galleried staircase with walls lined with silver leaf wallpaper and antiqued mirrors connects the two floors. A grand Italian crystal chandelier suspends down from the 15-foot ceilings creating a look of fading glamour. The play with light and shadow is very fitting of McQueen. The upper landing and halls continue the mirrors and gallery style photographs. From the landing, a chrome spiral staircase leads up to the rooftop terrace.

The upper floor of the Alexander McQueen Penthouse holds the two bedroom suites. One of the suites has a spacious bedroom with a dressing and sitting area, as well as en-suite bathroom. The second suite has a smaller bedroom with mirrored pocket doors that give access to a walk-in dressing room complete with bespoke designed, built-in mirrored wardrobes with Italian crystal door handles. Both bedrooms include silk upholstered headboards from Eicholtz with Italian bedding and fur throws. Calacatta marble slabs with bold veining envelop both sleek contemporary designed bathrooms.

McQueen gained planning permission for the roof terrace but never got to see it completed. It is now finished with over 700 square feet of black timber decked space designed for outdoor entertaining. The terrace includes two living areas, an outdoor kitchen, BBQ, and bar area. The rooftop terrace and gardens provide beautiful panoramic views over Mayfair.

The Alexander McQueen penthouse is set within a Grade II Listed; preservation protected, blue plaque property. The penthouse comprises the entire top two floors overlooking Dunraven Street, which you can see in the photo above. Dunraven is a quiet residential street only moments away from Mayfair’s world renowned exclusive shopping and fine dining restaurants. The penthouse is now listed on the market through estate agents Wetherell and Knight Frank.

That concludes our design inspiration for today, my friend!

To see other exciting luxury listings be sure to check out:

Neo-Georgian Style English Estate

Park Crescent Luxury Homes

Peter Wetherell, Chief Executive of Wetherell, said: “The fashion-celebrity, literary and Royal connections provide this spectacular penthouse with an outstanding and interesting provenance. The Art Deco and fashion inspired interiors are luxurious and glamorous whilst the terrace and roof garden provide outside entertaining space.”

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PENTHOUSE LISTING

Harvey Cyzer, Partner at Knight Frank (Head of Mayfair & St James’s), says: “This stunning penthouse has been painstakingly refurbished and has all the glamour you associate with one of the world’s most iconic fashion designers: Alexander McQueen. It is part of a very exclusive selection of newly refurbished apartments in Mayfair.”

The duplex penthouse at 17 Dunraven Street is available for sale. (NOW SOLD) For further information contact sole joint agents Wetherell @ wetherell.co.uk or Knight Frank @ www.knightfrank.co.uk

Interior Design: Paul Davies London

Info and photography provided by Lawrie Cornish Ltd.

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November 28, 2016
Neo-Georgian Style English Estate

This newly built Neo-Georgian-style mansion features exceptional classic-inspired architecture set on extensively landscaped grounds in one of England’s more prestigious private estates. The residence is finished to the highest specifications with a level of luxury and attention to detail not easily found. Versatile living spaces, unsurpassed wellness, and leisure facilities, and uncompromising quality complete this Contemporary Classic with everything a discerning family could want in a luxury home.

The 14,000 square-foot residence spans three floors and stands on an acre lot within Surrey’s exclusive gated residential estate, St. George’s Hill. The exterior facade is in a Neo-Georgian style in red brick with stucco detailing. A central pediment over a canopied portico with sash windows, cornice, and balustrades all create a truly grand first impression.

A sweeping driveway leads to the entry of the home with a water feature forming the centerpiece. A ramp leads off the drive around to the side entrance of the underground garage. The exceptionally manicured grounds include box hedges, mature trees, and flower beds.

The front door opens into the statement-making columned, double-height entrance hall. An opulent bespoke designed, nineteen-foot-tall chandelier sparkles down through the vast hall. Suede-covered walls and extensive millwork soften the marble floors. The home’s ground floor entertaining rooms flow out from this central location making it perfect for receiving guests.

Shades of gray and purple dress the sophisticated formal living room. The tailored styling of the room with its classical architectural details reaffirms that this home is a Contemporary Classic. The design throughout supports today’s luxury lifestyle. The seating area arranges around the fireplace, which serves as the room’s focal point. Back-lighting illuminates the tray ceilings from within while a contemporary tiered chandelier in the center punctuates the room with glamour.

The formal living room leads through sliding pocket doors into the formal dining room. A large square table provides seating for twelve comfortably in custom upholstered chairs. A circular bespoke designed chandelier centers the space above the table. French doors open to the rear gardens and extend the entertaining space outdoors.

The family room is centrally positioned at the rear of the home. The seating area grounds the spacious room with comfy upholstered furnishings. The atmosphere is relaxed and less formal but still excellent for guests. Grand French doors line the back wall to open the chamber to the rear gardens. The floor-plan is ideally suited for entertaining on a large scale and for enjoying everyday family life.

The family room gives way to the light-filled, open-plan family kitchen and breakfast room. The custom-created kitchen includes white American Walnut cabinetry inset with US-sourced leather panels and marble countertops. The kitchen has a center island that includes an eat-in breakfast bar. All the appliances are by Gaggenau. Accordion doors across the outer wall of the breakfast room fold completely away to open the space fully to merge indoor and outdoor entertaining areas. A separate service kitchen and pantry are adjacent.

The ground floor study evokes the feel of a Contemporary Classic Mayfair office. Bespoke designed hounds-tooth pattern wallpaper covers the walls. Various fabrics and textures layer to create depth and comfort. The color palette established in the rest of the rooms continues here.

A sweeping spiral staircase leads down to the leisure floor or up to the gallery landing overlooking the entrance hall. Another bespoke chandelier cascades down through the center illuminating all levels.

The master bedroom suite stretches the width of the home with large windows overlooking the landscaped rear gardens. Beige, taupe, and gray tones color the room, which includes a sitting area with a grand fireplace. Note the bedside cascading crystal lights and the upholstered wall behind the bed. I don’t know how well those lights function for typical bedside purposes, but they look nice in the photo.

On either side of the bedroom, there are two dressing rooms and two en-suite bathrooms. The custom-created dressing rooms feature beautiful, high-gloss back-lit, bespoke cabinetry. The spacious bathrooms feature book-matched Calacatta marble. One has a beautiful free-standing soaking tub while the other has a walk-in waterfall shower.

Four other bedroom suites occupy the rest of the first floor, with some designed to be children’s bedrooms and some as beautiful guest suites. Materials of the highest quality, including hand-made wallpapers, beautiful linens, and stunning soft furnishings complete the rooms. Generous proportions define each of the suites which exhibit excellent design and use of light.

Throughout the residence, the technology specification is cutting edge. An inbuilt programmable audio system allows the resident’s music to flow with them as they move through the house. Other technological features of this Neo-Georgian-style mansion include a home automation system that controls the lights, audiovisual systems, blinds, temperature, and more via touch screens located throughout the property.

The lower ground floor measures over 6,000-square-feet and holds the entertainment, wellness, and leisure facilities. The media room features an enormous 10-foot-wide cinema-style screen. Comfortable L-shaped sofas make this room perfect for relaxing with family and friends. This room also includes a refreshment bar.

The spa is quite luxurious. It includes a hydrotherapy pool, a steam room lit with thousands of glittering LED lights, an aromatherapy dry sauna, and a central relaxation area. There is also a feature shower with three bespoke settings; tropical rain, cold mist, and Caribbean shower.

Another unique room within this Neo-Georgian style home is a wine and cigar room. The special room includes bespoke designed storage that holds over 982 bottles and a large humidor. The room is completely climate-controlled to support the careful aging of wine. The designer equipped the room with extraction units for the enjoyment of the cigars.

The health facilities include the home gym which contains the latest in fitness technology. There is also a games room that has a large screen for video games and a bar-style pool table.

This lower level holds the garage parking with space for six cars, the laundry room, safe room, and the housekeeping suite of rooms.

This Neo-Georgian-style mansion also has a west wing devoted to the ballroom. It is over 41-feet-long and 26-feet-wide. A raised bar area at the front of the room will keep guests toasting you as they dance the night away.

When you are not hosting your social circle at night, with just a touch of a button the hydraulic floor descends to form a 33-foot-long swimming pool. You select the depth you want making it safe for children of all ages.

To see more beautiful homes be sure to check out:

Classical Inspired Design: Furze Croft Mansion

Modern Luxury Design: Greenwich Estate

Neo-Georgian Style Estate: Updated Classic for Luxury Living

That concludes our design inspiration for today, my friend. I hope you enjoyed the Contemporary Classic interpretation of this English mansion. Let me hear from you in the comments!

Beauchamp Estates

Listing Brochure

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November 12, 2016
Park Crescent Luxury Homes

The Park Crescent, London’s only Royal crescent, has been transformed to provide 20 two to four-bedroom ultra-prime luxury homes by Amazon Property. The Regency-era architecture, designed by renowned architect John Nash, combines with fresh contemporary interior design in this redevelopment of one of the city’s most sought-after addresses.

The development includes lateral, mezzanine and duplex apartments with 5-star hotel-style concierge. The homes have been created within four exclusive buildings in the east crescent. The Royal Crescent consists of a grand stretch of two facing crescent shaped cream stucco façade terraces (townhouse rows). The crescent overlooks eight acres of magnificent private resident’s gardens which front 410 acres of Regent’s Park.

The Park Crescent traces its Royal origins back to 1811 when Prince George became Prince Regent and Acting Head of State due to the illness of his father King George III. The Prince Regent wanted his own palace and commissioned John Nash to create a master plan for a Royal residence, surrounded by park land. It was to be complete with a circus of grand townhouses providing palatial luxury homes for his family and friends, located on the Crown Estate lands of Regent’s Park.

The final design was for a grand Royal crescent, built between 1812-1820, with cream stucco façade and tall sash windows, overlooking private gardens and the park. In 1820, the Prince Regent became King George IV and moved into Buckingham Palace, and no longer needed a palace of his own. The crescent otherwise continued as planned and immediately became London’s most sought after address. Through the years, it has served as home to exiled Royals, aristocrats, Ambassadors, business tycoons and high society.

The Park Crescent is once again one of London’s finest residential developments.

In 2013, Amazon Property purchased The Park Crescent and had the exciting and bold vision to carefully convert and meticulously restore the Royal crescent back into its original role as one of London’s most prestigious residential addresses. Due to the historically important, iconic and rare Nash architecture, the restoration of the Royal crescent has taken several years of careful planning and highly skilled construction and restoration work to materialize. It has required outstanding craftsmanship, fine attention to detail and materials of the finest quality, sourced from around the world.

Behind the building’s retained classical Nash facade, newly built luxury homes have been created which combine illustrious history with large lateral living spaces, generous ceiling heights, and state of the art specification and technology.

The Luxury Homes created within The Park Crescent each has its own character and distinctive features. Each home ranges from 1,429 to 4,127 square-feet in size with ceilings up to 12 feet high. Every residence has a spacious double or triple volume reception room overlooking the private gardens and Regent’s Park. Features include full height doors, sash windows, generous ceiling heights and solid Oak flooring laid in bespoke designs.

The individually designed kitchens feature Calacatta Michelangelo marble and granite worktops and panels. The cabinetry is composed of high gloss lacquered Oak with soft close cupboards and drawers. Each kitchen is equipped with a full range of integrated designer appliances.

The master bedroom suites all feature spacious interiors. All include walk-in dressing rooms with bespoke joinery and finishes and luxurious en-suite bathrooms.

The Master bathrooms created in these luxury homes all feature Calacatta Michelangelo and Maron stone flooring. The walls shine with lacquered Oak veneer paneling. Bespoke designed marble double basins pair with fitted mirrored cabinets. There are free standing sculptural baths for soaking, as well as spacious walk-in marble showers. Designer faucets and polished chrome heated towel rails complete the look.

Additional features include coffered ceilings with concealed lighting, under floor heating and comfort cooling, state-of-the-art security and Lutron home entertainment systems.

Residents will experience a world class concierge service and benefit from a 24-hour management team. Just some of the services that will be provided include a full-time doorman, car valet and servicing, restaurant and theater booking, shopping and delivery right to your door and dry cleaning and tailoring. Daily homeowner conveniences include access to a fleet of professional domestic staff providing services such as housekeeping, butler service, chauffeur, and maintenance staff on hand 24/7.

Residents will have direct views over and access to their own eight acres of magnificent gardens. Park Square and Park Crescent Gardens form two of the grandest gardens in central London. The sweeping lawns laid out between 1811 and 1827, echo the design of the gardens of Buckingham Palace. The extensive grounds include gravel pathways, loggias, plantings and summer tennis courts.

The first phase release of The Park Crescent successfully sold, and now this highly anticipated project is complete. Amazon Property has scheduled the main launch in October to coincide with the world-renowned Frieze London Art Exhibition. Guests will attend a VIP launch in a specially built glass pavilion in the gardens on the 6th of October.

A newly designed show residence completed by luxury design house 1508 London serves as the centerpiece of the launch. The launch will also showcase other unseen luxury homes completed by design houses Oliver Burns, DH Liberty and Taylor Howes. These residences will showcase artwork by artist including Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Damien Hurst and Marc Quinn and form a ‘mini-Frieze’ showcase for the development. Visitors will have the opportunity to be the first to see the quality, unrivaled lateral living space and sweeping park views provided by these newly finished luxury homes.

Charles Gourgey, Director at Amazon Property said: “Luxury property is always defined by its provenance, uniqueness, and location. London has many streets, and a small collection of squares yet it has only one Royal crescent: The Park Crescent. This absolute rarity combined with the exacting quality of the residences sets this development clearly apart from any other and positions it as one of London’s finest residential developments.”

Many of these new luxury homes created in The Park Crescent have already sold. Those remaining are available for immediate occupation.

The development borders the beautiful Regents Park with all the delights it has to offer. This includes a boating lake, open-air theater, and music entertainment. Park Crescent East enjoys an unparalleled location with the Royal Park to the north and the shopping facilities of Regent Street and Oxford Street to the South. Positioned at the northern end of Portland Place, the crescent straddles Marylebone in the west and Fitzrovia to the east.

The Park Crescent Luxury Homes Listing

For further information contact sales agents Knight Frank or Aston Chase

The Park Crescent-London

Press Release and photography provided by Lawrie Cornish on behalf of Amazon Property.

Amazon Property is an award winning development group with a record of success spanning all sectors of the real estate market. The group mostly deals with the Prime Central London residential market. The company has a strong reputation for being specialists and influential leaders within their field.

For more London historic residences transformed for contemporary luxury living see:

Lancasters Interior Reinvention.

Bespoke Luxury Design: Chester Square

Grosvenor Crescent Mews House Reinvention

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September 30, 2016
Grosvenor Crescent Mews House Reinvention

Today’s design inspiration comes from a redeveloped historic Mews house, located within the exclusive Grosvenor Crescent Mews in London’s fashionable Belgravia district. The residence, which formerly consisted of two floors and a partial basement, has undergone a complete interior renovation and transformation, including a basement excavation. Property developer Landmass-London reconfigured the interior architecture into four levels of sleek contemporary living space.

The development, directed by Alan Waxman, orchestrated top interior architecture designers and skilled artisans over a 24-month period to create an exquisite luxury home to exacting standards with a high level of finish out. Everything was bespoke designed for a truly unique home. The traditional look of the cottage-style exterior façade gives little indication of the four floors of luxurious interiors cleverly created behind it. Being a Mews house, the introduction of natural light was a key focus for Landmass’s design team. The home is only open with windows on its front side. To compensate for this, the designers created an inner atrium in a back corner of the property to allow light to flow through the house on all levels.

On the ground level, the front door opens into the contemporary entrance hall with wide plank walnut timber floors that lead to the kitchen and dining room and also gives access to the garage and stairway. The hall includes a bespoke designed leather paneled coat closet. Moving through, you pass over the glass floor and glass walled area that is open to the basement level below. Glass floors allow the natural light to flow through to all levels .

The high style, sophisticated kitchen features lacquered custom cabinetry with quartz stone counter-tops. The appliances are from Miele, which includes double refrigerators , double ovens, and double dishwashers. There is also a wine fridge from Gaggenau.

At the back of the house, the floor and ceiling stop short at a glass balustrade on each of the upper levels to form the inner atrium. The space is open from the basement level below, up through to the sophisticated electronically opening glass roof. Natural light and air flood into the house through this atrium. To add visual drama, the designers installed a custom indoor water feature on the back wall. Water trickles down bronze slabs, from the top of the house to the Zen Garden in the basement.

The basement level was made possible by digging down extra deep with a basement excavation, with a bit of both praise and controversy. The excavation enabled the developer to align all the ceiling heights and ensure that the rooms were of good volume. On this level there is a casual sunken living space which is used as a media room with a large plasma screen and surround sound, complete with custom furnishings of bespoke design. The space includes a central fireplace with glass walls and custom library shelving. A full bar is included down here with a Gagganau wine fridge and cigar humidor. There is also a study, a steam room, and a Zen Garden.

Upstairs, on the first floor, there is a more formal drawing room and a guest bedroom with an en suite bathroom. Clean and edited interiors create a more timeless look. These luxurious interiors include custom silk rugs, contemporary furnishings, and fine finishes with bespoke detailing. The home includes under floor heating throughout, even in the garage. It now boasts a fully integrated home automation and security system, with LCD screen displays and finger-print recognition locks.

The master bedroom suite is on the top floor. It features glamorous interiors including a sleek dressing room with custom closets and bespoke designed display cabinets. The marble master bath has both a Dornbracht rain shower and a separate soaking tub. The third bedroom with en suite bath is also on this level, which completes this home.

The home quickly sold and went on to win several awards for its redesign.

That concludes our design inspiration for today, my friend.

Mews House Reinvention

Landmass was founded in 1998 by managing director Alan Waxman. Based in London’s Soho, it is a multi-award-winning, RIBA chartered, design and development company. The company delivers meticulously planned design solutions and bespoke luxury properties worldwide.

Landmass evolved from being a developer to a multi-disciplined real estate company. By integrating architectural and interior design, project management and property acquisition services, their dedicated and passionate in-house team can provide a single point of contact for all your property needs.

Luxury Property Development by Landmass London

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September 14, 2015