Off the grid

The square formation of this penthouse's ceiling beams inspired the artfully calculated interiors by Maddux Creative

- Pip Rich

There are few designers whose work appears in Livingetc quite as often as Maddux Creative. Helmed by Scott Maddux and Jo leGleud, their projects are like treasure chests, filled with delights: jewel tones, antiques, bespoke fabrics and character aplenty. The houses they work on tend to be period properties, those high ceilings and ornate detailing lending themselves to the Maddux approach and all the riches they like to layer in.

Which makes their take on this penthouse apartment in Clerkenwell all the more intriguing – the way they have still managed to fold in their trademark personality despite the flat itself having, well, not very much of its own. 'It’s sat on top of a brand-new development, with floor-to-ceiling windows,' Scott says. 'A timber frame construction with a timber frame grid on its ceiling.'