Design-led duplex with private gardens in Chelsea

The raised ground floor is devoted to entertaining. A striking double reception stretches the full width of the building, its 11ft ceilings crowned with decorative plasterwork and lit by tall bay windows that draw in the soft light of this quiet Chelsea street. Deep parquet floors run beneath a gallery of framed artworks, while a contemporary fireplace anchors the room and gives it the feel of a private salon rather than a conventional living space.

To the rear, the kitchen and dining room for...