Venetian Plaster Walls
Three-coat Venetian plaster applied across all reception, hallway, and bedroom walls in a warm oyster tone with a soft sheen finish.
Knightsbridge Apartment Refurbishment
Chevalier House, Knightsbridge SW3
A lateral apartment refurbishment within Chevalier House on Brompton Road — steps from Harrods — delivering a light-filled, gallery-standard interior with Venetian plaster walls, a fluted island kitchen, Statuario marble bathrooms, and bespoke bronze metalwork throughout.
Programme 9 months
Budget Band £580k – £740k
Borough RBKC
Outcome Gallery-standard apartment
Project Overview
A gallery-worthy apartment on Brompton Road
Chevalier House commands a prime position on Brompton Road between Harrods and the Victoria & Albert Museum. The client — an art collector — wanted an interior that could function as both a home and a display environment for a rotating collection of contemporary art.
The apartment is a generous lateral unit with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a double reception room that benefits from natural light on two aspects. The existing fit-out was conventional and dark, with heavy curtains, patterned carpet, and woodchip wallpaper that dated from the early 2000s.
The new scheme is deliberately restrained: Venetian plaster walls in a warm oyster tone provide a consistent, tactile backdrop for artwork. The kitchen features a fluted island in polished plaster with a Dekton counter, brass inlays, and concealed appliance housing. Floors are engineered wide-plank European oak with a natural oil finish.
Both bathrooms are lined in Statuario marble with bronze-framed shower enclosures, floating vanities, and concealed cisterns. Bespoke bronze channel trim runs along the base of all walls in the hallway and reception rooms, creating a continuous visual horizon line that unifies the apartment and provides a subtle frame for the art collection.
Chevalier House Knightsbridge apartment - Venetian plaster walls, fluted kitchen island, and bronze metalwork
Scope Delivered
What the refurbishment actually changed
Fluted Island Kitchen
A polished plaster island with fluted detailing, Dekton counter, brass inlay strips, and fully integrated Gaggenau appliances.
Statuario Marble Bathrooms
Book-matched Statuario marble in both bathrooms, bronze-framed shower enclosures, floating oak vanities, and heated floors.
Bronze Metalwork
Bespoke bronze channel trim at skirting level throughout, bronze door handles, light switch plates, and bathroom accessories.
Programme
How the project moved from brief to handover
Stage 1
Design and art integration
Design briefing including artwork catalogue review, lighting position planning, and wall finish sampling for optimal art display.
Stage 2
Strip-out and preparation
Complete removal of existing finishes, with wall surfaces prepared to the smooth plaster standard required for Venetian application.
Stage 3
Services and structural
New lighting circuits for adjustable art spots, bathroom plumbing, and underfloor heating installation.
Stage 4
Venetian plaster and finishes
Three-coat plaster application across all rooms, requiring controlled temperature and humidity during curing.
Stage 5
Kitchen, bathrooms, and bronze
Fluted island installation, marble bathroom fit-out, and bronze trim fabrication and fitting.
Stage 6
Art hanging and handover
Professional art installation with adjustable picture rail system, lighting commissioning, and client walkthrough.
Delivery Challenges
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The details that mattered most on site
Venetian plaster quality control
Venetian plaster is unforgiving — any imperfection in the substrate telegraphs through the finish. Walls were skim-coated twice, sanded, and sealed before application began.
Art lighting coordination
Each artwork requires specific lux levels and beam angles. The lighting layout was designed with flexibility for future collection changes, using adjustable track spots concealed in ceiling recesses.
Bronze fabrication tolerances
The continuous channel trim required sub-millimetre accuracy across long runs. Each section was fabricated to measured site dimensions and delivered in sequence for exact placement.
A home that elevates its collection
The apartment now functions as both a serene private home and a museum-quality display environment, with every surface, light, and material decision serving the art as much as the occupant.
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