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Two-storey apartment interior within a converted 1960s office building in central London
Accommodation is arranged across two floors. The upper level is open-plan, providing an office and living room that opens on to a roof terrace with rooftop views of London.
The lower level accommodates a master bedroom, separate his-and-hers dressing rooms and bathrooms, a wine cellar, kitchen and dining room.
Bathroom walls are lined with full-height sheets of white back-painted glass and each bathroom features a different finish. Most noteworthy is the ‘her’ bathroom, which features an unusual glass laminate that incorporates an interlayer of shattered glass backed with mirror.
Data
- Begun: Jun 2010
- Completed: Feb 2011
- Floor area: 190m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £1.1M
- Procurement: JCT Standard without quantities
- Address: Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Dan Brill Architects
- Client: Mr and Mrs Robertson
- Main contractor: Symm
- Quantity surveyor: The Berkeley Consultancy
- Structural engineer: Evolve
- M&E consultant: Chapman Bathurst
- Lighting consultant: Chapman Bathurst
- CDM coordinator: Confluence
- Approved building inspector : Butler & Young
- Kitchen design: Sue Fisher