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Knightsbridge Apartment by STUDIOAida Ltd

STUDIOAida Ltd have been shortlisted for City Space (Apartment/Penthouse) – London Award in The International Design and Architecture Awards 2022.

STUDIOAida successfully transformed this Knightsbridge apartment into an elegant and sophisticated Pied a Terre. The client wanted to use the property for meetings and as a place to display a myriad of heirlooms and antiques which had been collected over the years. The challenge for the designers was to infuse these historic pieces with contemporary art and furniture so that the design scheme didn’t feel too nostalgic.

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The apartment is set on the second floor of a redbrick townhouse and was converted in the 1950’s when all the period fixtures were removed. STUDIOAida Ltd discovered some of the original cornices and skirting behind one of the old built-in wardrobes and used these to create new moulds to reinstate original details. Faux ceilings were removed to uncover the original tall Victorian windows and the designers were able to reinstate the original rippled glass. The original fireplace was lost in the previous conversion and instead of recreating what they thought could have been the original, STUDIOAida Ltd designed a new fireplace in Port St Laurent marble inspired by Sir John Soane’s fireplace and treated it like a new piece of furniture rather than a conventional fireplace.

To avoid a museum like appearance, the client’s collection of Italian, Austrian, Turkish and English antique furniture had to be carefully curated and brought to life. The designers purposefully chose striking modern pieces to juxtapose but complement the traditional.

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The apartment now feels as though it has evolved naturally over the past few centuries. The dominating red accent in the apartment was inspired by the scarlet scarf from the client’s harem painting and the other colours were incorporated to complement this. STUDIOAida Ltd wrapped the tiny hallway in hand painted Zuber Wallpaper depicting neo-classical temples to introduce guests to a non-standard London conversion. A new jib door is cut into the panelling and wallpaper to reveal bathroom clad in shimmering dark bronze mirrors.  

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For the bedroom, early on, the designers selected on one of client 1930’s paintings featuring gold tones and that inspired the design of the brass headboard. A modernist mural based on the work of early 20th century artist Lazslo Moholy Nagy was designed on the cupboards to balance the brass opposite. Lighting played the important role and contrary to the norm of traditional chandeliers the designers opted for a contemporary Murano chandelier and lights by Atelier Areti to add to the 21st century feel.

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