London is a city of contrasts. Over the past ten years, its architectural look has changed so much that now it is an amazing symbiosis of good old England with ultra-alien buildings of alien appearance. It is this factor that determines the current two London standards of living: either in a mansion, like a lord, or in a super modern home ... like James Bond Two years ago, Tim Symond, the owner of the well-known developer office Margaux Developments, gave up the call of nature and decided to play Bondiad a little bit. To begin with, it was necessary to find a home in which the hero could live. Hi-tech style seemed the only acceptable. On the southern bank of the Thames, opposite one of the most respectable areas of London - Chelsea, a few years ago, Richard Rogers’s company built a residential building with the beautiful name Monteveret, entirely of glass and metal. This is consistent with Tim's aesthetic needs. The technical stuffing of the building did not let us down either: a closed territory, an underground garage with a tennis court on the roof, panoramic elevators outside the house, an impeccable security system. By luck, otherwise it can not be called, in the house was sold one of the three penthouses, the largest. The decision was made instantly. Of course, this penthouse must belong to a superhero. Here he is, tired after the next task, rises on the elevator, opens the door, presses the button - soft hidden lighting makes the large living room comfortable and cozy, presses the second button - a calm melody starts to flow from everywhere. Passing by the home theater, he lazily glances at the screen in crocodile skin, goes down the stairs to the hall with a mirror console, changes clothes in the dressing room. Admiring a view of the Thames, she takes a shower, then, dressed in a bathrobe from the Egyptian canvas only, pours a portion of old whiskey in a bar. Rises to the gallery and, sipping a favorite drink, watching the life of the English capital from a bird's-eye view ... Designer Kate Earl took on the realization of dreams. The task turned out to be difficult, but entertaining. Three floors of the penthouse had to lead to a common ideological denominator. Kate acted like a real maximalist, having solved all the coloristic problems at once, that is, practically giving up the color altogether. Black, brown, white and gray, of course, does not count. This is almost b / w. The designer placed all public areas on the first two hundred square meters from the entrance. The main thing is not to make a mistake by the door. Near the entrance is a tall mirror in a dark frame, behind which is an oak wall. To get to the kitchen, you need to push the right wall panel. A long granite countertop with built-in stove and a stand-up table with a sink and a plasma TV are made according to Keith's drawings in the MINOTTI CUCINE factory. During cooking, the wall and the hood are raised from the counter, fencing off the living room from food smells. Behind the sofa and fireplace group is the cinema hall, with the “plasma” in a simple crocodile upholstery. A glass staircase to the right of the entrance leads to a private area. There is an office with a telescope for viewing the surroundings and a terrace for sleepless nights and lazy mornings. Bedrooms, bathrooms, steam rooms and dressing rooms, oddly enough, are located on the lower floor. Apparently, somewhere there was a secret exit. What, however, neither we nor the designer know. But the logic of the plot suggests that the real Bond, if it is, of course, real, should live that way.
Passing the gallery 
