Like a luminous crown, this magnificent, award-winning, duplex penthouse sits discreetly atop a Georgian mansion. Invisible from street level, it offers both the drama of innovative contemporary design and the prestige of a heritage building.

A personal lift transports you from a period lobby into the apartment’s contemporary double-height entrance level, on which the three lavish bedroom suites are cocooned in shimmering earthy tones. From the hall, a sculptural, floating marble staircase sweeps upwards, around a glissando of Swarovski crystal lights that drop, cascading around the table below. The staircase emerges into the extravagantly spacious, open-plan living space, which incorporates a contemporary, but elegant, dark wood kitchen. Surrounding the living area, glass doors retract completely to lead onto two spectacular and stylishly furnished roof terraces which, complete with outdoor kitchen, afford the perfect setting for alfresco entertaining, along with panoramic views over the London skyline.

The penthouse is designed to maximize the play of sunshine within. It filters through the full-length windows and glass doors, reflecting from the polished white Calacatta Oro Gold marble floors that course throughout all levels, to create a sophisticated choreography of light and shade, emphasised by the contrasting black, metallic silver and golden hues of the colour scheme.