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GOING WITH THE FLOW

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September 2022

Designer Anaïs Bléhaut used clever architectural design tricks to give a riverside apartment an amazing open and spacious feel

- KAREN WILSON

GOING WITH THE FLOW

KITCHEN

The kitchen module offers a path along the full length of the apartment rather than cutting across it. Being able to move lengthwise through the apartment adds to the feeling of space.

B&B Italia Jens stools, £855.13 each, Mohd. Walnut wood bowl, £135, Artemest, is comparable

HOME TRUTHS

DESIGNERS Anaïs Bléhaut, director at daab design, and Dale Ratcliffe (daabdesign.co.uk)

HOUSE A one-bedroom apartment in southwest London

WORK Full renovation to emulate a generous warehouse interior and create long sight lines from each end of the apartment

LIVING AREA

Bespoke oak joinery contributes to the space's sleek, spacious feel.

Try Kenta vase set, £60, Noho Home, for a similar look

HOW DID YOU COME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT?

We met our client, art collector Charles Lacroix, through our network of French creatives in London. He had been living in Barnes but became aware of the historic Harrods Furniture Depository warehouses on the south bank of the Thames and subsequently bought a one-bedroom flat there in 2019.

HOW INVOLVED WAS THE HOMEOWNER?

Charles was really invested in collaborating to create an extraordinary space that best suited his needs, while making the most of our technical design and problem-solving skills. The tight footprint of the apartment and heritage features required architectural thinking power and imagination.

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