Luxury Face-Time in the heart of Marylebone

Having successfully completed the interior design for their home in Hampstead, when it came time for London’s pre-eminent specialist to create his new private clinic situated on the world famous Harley Street, he headed straight back to René Dekker Design.

Set within a classic Harley Street house, the new consulting rooms occupy most of the lower ground floor.  The architect had already put in (and had approved) an application to strip out and completely modernise and update the space to create a modern interior.  The new layout included two new bathrooms and a kitchen as well as several principle rooms.  Building works were already well underway when our client agreed contracts with the developer but there was still time for London’s Top Interior Design studio to confirm small power and lighting locations that would better suit the preferred general arrangement.

The layout occupies approx. 170 square metres or 1 829 square feet and loosely covers an entrance hall, secretary’s office, principle waiting room, small waiting room, kitchen, nurses room with en suite and principle consulting room with en suite.  One of the major draws for our client was the fact that the principle rooms centred on an internal courtyard, giving the main consulting room heaps of natural light, of significant importance in this line of work.

Our interior design studio started with the planning, to ensure a good lighting plan and small power layout.  Building work was speeding ahead but we worked closely with the client to confirm as many details as possible.  This included choosing fittings as well as agreeing circuits.  We were also asked to confirm finishes throughout which included not only approving the developer’s specification, but choosing wall coverings for some of the areas.

Our main task though was the scheme selection for the furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E).  It had already been agreed that the brief would be to achieve an elegant and understated clinic that didn’t feel ‘clinical’ and so a soft white RAL colour was chosen for the walls and woodwork throughout, a white that felt clean yet had some warmth to it.  The client was a big fan of Minotti Furniture and was keen that we incorporated pieces from their new range within the scheme.  Further, the space would act like a ‘gallery’ highlighting other iconic pieces of furniture as well as art, emulating the craft of perfection, much like the client’s work!  The final aspect included designing bespoke furniture items such as the display joinery and the client’s all important desk and filing cabinets.