Talisman

If you travel the length of the New King’s Road in London you will find it hard to miss this former Art Deco garage that is lovingly known as the ‘Talisman Building’ in homage to its former ground floor shop, a Mecca to the best Twentieth century antiques in town The Talisman.
Five thousand square feet unfolding across a gallery-style space, the building originally dates to 1939 and was used as a garage to house luxury cars in the Seventies.The design by BLDA Architects allows for an expansive open-plan living space with walls on runners that enable a self-customised living space.
The double-glazed Crittall windows that span the width of the apartment bring in just enough light to bathe the building in a warm glow without turning it into a greenhouse and moving walls enable an art collector to exhibit work on a rotational basis.
Steel-framed doors lead through to the bathroom and an adjoining steam room. A second bedroom is positioned southeast of the library and has a fantastic shower room beautifully clad in teak to imitate the deck of a yacht.
There is a further bedroom in the southern corner with an adjacent bath and shower room, and store room between the to the other side, which could be used as a gym.
We brought in the park outside with plants.
The Brutalist Jenga-style cupboards were softened with a curving modular sofa, designed to come up in a small lift and a painting by a young RA artist.
Texture was paramount with soft Moroccan blankets and African weaves.
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