Ladbroke Square Penthouse

London-based architects De Rosee Sa have brought Parisian art-de-vivre to this London penthouse apartment overlooking Notting Hill’s largest garden square. Designing the architecture, interiors, and furniture for the space has permitted De Rosee Sa to create a consistent fluidly refined environment.

Located across a concrete-frame building, the penthouse structure was rebuilt and the interiors re-planned to make more of the views - North towards the gardens and South towards Kensington. For the interiors, De Rosee Sa were inspired by the elegant apartments of Paris with their french windows, juliet balconies and tall ceilings.

As the only apartment on the 5th floor, De Rosee Sa extended the existing lift shaft up so that the lift doors open into the apartment. The hall floor is a black and white geometric pattern, that gives way to an oak herringbone floor which runs throughout the apartment.

Wall panelling is used to accentuate the proportions and to compose the interior atmosphere. Stone was used in the bathrooms with highlights of brass in the fixtures and fittings. The eat-in kitchen, bathrooms, and built-in joinery were all designed in-house by De Rosee Sa.