Inside the Kings Cross apartment designed by Roksanda Ilinčić
Inside the Kings Cross apartment designed by Roksanda Ilinčić
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1/43 Fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić
A favourite with royals and A-list celebrities, London-based fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić has dressed some of the most famous and powerful women across the globe - and now has lent her signature style to the interior of a luxury apartment within one of London's most iconic new-build developments.
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2/43 Designer flat
Fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić has designed the interiors of a three-storey penthouse apartment in Kings Cross.
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3/43 Signature style
Best known for her use of bright colours and fashion forward womenswear, the designer has now turned to interiors to style the glamorous apartment in the old gasholders building.
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4/43 For sale for £7.75m
The Penthouse, at Gasholders Kings Cross, is for sale for £7,750,000. An open-plan living and dining room on the entrance floor reflects Ilinčić’s unique style, mixing her signature sculptural form with different textures and unusual colour combinations.
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5/43 Hand-picked interiors
Key artistic pieces on display include murals and artwork by Paris based artist Caroline Denervaud and furniture by Lina Bo Bardi and Charlotte Perriand, as well as textiles by Kvadrat and Lena Rewell.
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6/43 Spacious kitchen
The designer has hand-picked a selection of interiors to create a unique look for the three-bed apartment, including this mural on the wall of the kitchen.
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7/43 Female led design
Ilinčić has put the emphasis on women makers, with a mix of established, contemporary and emerging artists’s work on show in the luxury flat.
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8/43 Mixing old with new
She also mixes mid-century pieces such as Pierre Jeanneret chairs from the 1950s with modern lighting pieces by Francois Châtain.
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9/43 Luxury living
The three bedrooms are on the lower floor, while a second living room on the same floor leads out to a balcony overlooking Kings Cross.
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10/43 Outdoor space
The third floor is dedicated to a roof garden with far-reaching views over the London skyline.
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11/43 Far-reaching views
Designed by Suzane Wallgren, this space features concrete stools cast from moulds based on paper bags.
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12/43 Gasholders London
The Gasholders London development in Kings Cross is made up of one, two and three bedroom apartments within a triplet of Grade II-listed cast iron gasholder guide frames. A new concrete building has been built to sit within its original Victorian frames.
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13/43 Stylish apartments
There are 145 apartments in total, nine of which are exclusive penthouses.
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14/43 Communal living
Communal amenities in the triplet include a central courtyard space which joins the three cylinders together, a luxury spa, screening room, bar, gym and private dining room.
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15/43 Where work meets play
Furthermore, there is a residents lobby, conference room and business lounge, as well as an atrium walkway and elevated walkway a floor above.
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16/43 Spherical space
The space makes the most of its heritage and modern additions.
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17/43 RHS Chelsea designed communal space
Each penthouse has its own roof terrace, with a further communal roof garden created by Dan Pearson Studio, landscape architects who won a gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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18/43 Other designer-styled flats for sale: Maria Speake and Bella Freud
The co-founder of salvage mecca Retrouvius and the fashion designer Bella Freud teamed up to design one of the Architects' Collection flats in White City.
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19/43 Bella Freud
The three-bedroom apartment is heavily influenced by the Seventies.
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20/43 Bella Freud
The bold interiors echo spaces close to Bella's heart
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21/43 Bella Freud
The punchy colour, eclecticism and glamour of the Seventies have been a heavy influence, with emerald green, lipstick red and marigold used on the floor and walls to striking effect.
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22/43 Bella Freud
Fans of her boho West London style will notice that many of the furnishings share cultural references familiar from her rock'n'roll-inspired fashion.
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23/43 Bella Freud
Special edition rugs inspired by Bella's iconic Kate Moss-favoured '1970' jumpers have been made by the Rug Company
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24/43 Bella Freud
They've been used as carpets and wall hangings
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25/43 Bella Freud
The artworks include sexy and subversive plates by Eliza Hopewell
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26/43 Bella Freud
The layouts are flexible.
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27/43 Bella Freud
The impressive open staircase.
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28/43 Bella Freud
Bella and Maria have reimagined this apartment as a sanctuary for the designer and her family.
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29/43 Bella Freud
There's a cork-lined snug
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30/43 Bella Freud
The design teams private spaces with social areas
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31/43 Bella Freud
There's an office
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A dressing room
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And some great views
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34/43 Bella Freud
Even the bathroom's been given some quirky touches
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35/43 Bella Freud
The apartment features two terraces.
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36/43 Fran Hickman
With a background designing for Soho House, it-girl designer Fran Hickman was an obvious choice to design a show flat at Television Centre.
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37/43 Fran Hickman
The three-bedroom apartment features Hickman’s signature glamorous aesthetic.
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38/43 Fran Hickman
Silk panels designed by luxury wallpaper and fashion designer Anna Glover feature.
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39/43 Fran Hickman
Hickman has designed the interiors of Benedict Cumberbatch’s family home and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Westbourne.Grove Goop store.
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40/43 Fran Hickman
The unfurnished flat is priced at £4 million. Interior design by Fran Hickman costs an additional £150,000.
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41/43 Television Centre
Developer Stanhope bought Television Centre from the BBC for £200m in 2012.
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42/43 Television Centre
It is at the heart of a £8 billion ten-year regeneration of the wider White City area
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43/43 Television Centre
The Architects' Series apartments cost from £2.4-£8 million. For more details, call the Television Centre Sales Suite on 020 8811 8720.
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A favourite with royals and A-list celebrities, London-based fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić has dressed some of the most famous and powerful women across the globe - and now has lent her signature style to the interior of a luxurious home within one of London's most striking new developments.
The Penthouse is one of nine exclusive flats at the top of three historic King’s Cross gasholders, now converted to hold 145 homes within their cast-iron framework. The dramatic interiors of this top-spec home blend Ilinčić’s unique sculptural work with different textures and unusual colour combinations.
Best known for her use of colour blocking, geometric patterns and feminine shapes, Ilinčić is the founder of fashion label ROKSANDA and a regular at London Fashion Week. Design Museum and V&A exhibitions have also showcased her work.
The Duchess of Cambridge has worn a number of ROKSANDA dresses more than once, while former US First Lady Michelle Obama wore the designer's creations during her recent Becoming book tour. Ilinčić has also dressed A-list actresses Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett and Emily Blunt and singers Rita Ora and Lady Gaga.
Ilinčić personally created a one-off look for the three-bedroom home. A previous resident of Kings Cross, she says the "iconic" and "beautiful" Gasholders always captured her attention.
"Architecture, art and design are disciplines which consistently inspire my own collections," she says. "This project has created the opportunity to expand my own ideas about creating a true reflection of my own aesthetic, beyond fashion.”
Key artistic pieces on display include murals and artwork by Paris-based artist Caroline Denervaud and furniture by Lina Bo Bardi and Charlotte Perriand, as well as textiles by Kvadrat and Lena Rewell.
The designer also mixes mid-century pieces such as Pierre Jeanneret chairs from the Fifties with modern lighting pieces by Francois Châtain.
Set over three floors, the apartment's entrance hallway leads to a large open-plan living/dining room with a balcony overlooking King’s Cross and Coal Drops Yard. There is also a spacious kitchen on this floor, with a bold statement mural, plus a bathroom.
A floor below, you'll find a master living space leading out to a second balcony and further doors leading to the master bedroom and en suite bathroom. A further two bedrooms and two bathrooms complete the living space on this level.
The third floor is dedicated to a roof garden with far-reaching views of the London skyline. Designed by Suzanne Wallgren, this space features concrete stools cast from moulds based on paper bags.
Gasholders London is made up of one-, two- and three-bedroom flats in new concrete buildings that sit within the “triplet” of Grade II-listed Victorian gasholder guide frames. Communal amenities include a central courtyard linking the three cylinders, plus a luxury spa, screening room, bar, gym and private dining room. There is also a residents lobby, conference room and business lounge, as well as an atrium walkway and an elevated walkway a floor above.
Each penthouse has its own roof terrace, with a further communal roof garden created by Dan Pearson Studio, the landscape architect and RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold winner. Other apartments feature balconies with full-height triple-glazed sliding doors.
The Penthouse is for sale through Knight Frank, fully furnished for £7.75 million, or unfurnished for £7.5 million.
The Architects Collection Television Centre apartments
Other top creatives to have styled luxury apartments include fashion designer Bella Freud and interior designer Fran Hickman, who both designed apartments in the former BBC headquarters in White City.
Television Centre, where favourites including Blue Peter and Doctor Who were filmed for generations, reopened as a residential-led mixed-use development last spring, following a three-year transformation.
Bella Freud & Retrouvius, Helios 710
British fashion designer Bella Freud, daughter of painter Lucian and granddaughter of psychoanalyst Sigmund, has splashed her trademark cool-girl chic over three-bedroom penthouse, Helios 710, designed by Piercy & Company.
This 2,300sq ft apartment sits over two floors, offering views of the London skyline beyond the refurbished Helios statue in the Television Centre courtyard. On the market for £3,825,000, it comes fully furnished and is ready to buy now.
Created in collaboration with Maria Speake, co-founder of design and salvage mecca Retrouvius, the bold interiors echo spaces close to Bella's heart.
Fans of her boho west London style will notice that many of the furnishings share cultural references familiar from her rock'n'roll-inspired fashion.
The punchy colour, eclecticism and glamour of the Seventies have been a heavy influence, with emerald green, lipstick red and marigold used on the floor and walls to striking effect.
Artworks include photographs from Lorena Lohr, sexy and subversive plates by Eliza Hopewell and op art prints by Jacob Wolff.
Special-edition rugs inspired by Bella's “1970” jumper – a favourite of Kate Moss – and made by The Rug Company are used both as carpets and wall hangings. Everything is available to order.
Bella and Maria have reimagined this apartment as a sanctuary for the designer and her family, teaming private spaces with social areas, including a cosy snug on the upper level.
The layouts are flexible, ready to adapt to changing needs.
"It was great to work in a place with so much history – that has been so entwined with my life and my interests – and to imagine how I would live there," says Bella.
Fran Hickman, Television Centre
Having worked in-house at Soho House before launching her own design studio, it’s no surprise that Fran Hickman was asked to design a one-off flat in the same building as the members club’s latest opening.
The three-bedroom apartment features Hickman’s signature glamorous aesthetic with velvets, modish animal prints and rich aubergine, pink, turquoise and green all featured.
Silk panels by luxury wallpaper and fashion designer Anna Glover are another unique touch.
A butterfly throw on the living room sofa is reminiscent of Hickman’s work at Chess Club in Mayfair: butterflies adorn the walls of the members club.
Daughter of property developer John Hickman, Fran designed the interiors of Benedict Cumberbatch’s family home; Gwyneth Paltrow’s Westbourne Grove Goop store and Emilia Wickstead’s Sloane Street shop.
“AHMM architects have designed a home with generous entertaining in mind and one that fully embraces the exceptional views of London,” says Hickman.
The unfurnished flat is priced at £4 million. Interior design by Fran Hickman costs an additional £150,000.
Developer Stanhope bought Television Centre from the BBC for £200 million in 2012. The scheme is at the heart of an £8 billion 10-year regeneration of the wider White City area, which will create a buzzing new hub of activity, creativity and academia in west London.
New shops, restaurants and educational facilities will join 4,000 new homes and over two million square feet of office space, creating 20,000 jobs.
The Architects' Series apartments cost from £2.4 million to £8 million. For more details, call the Television Centre Sales Suite on 020 8811 8720.
