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John Pawson
B&B Italia Showroom
Chesfield Plc
London 2002
 
Curved and vertical elements meet to frame a striking new volume in the urban landscape. Composed of sheet glass, natural stone and bronze, the façade rises on Brompton Road like a piece of monumental sculpture.
 
A ramp sweeps the visitor from the entrance area into the main space. The insertion of a mezzanine leaves the ground floor's grandiose visual axis free and uninterrupted, maximising the impression of space. Generous windows at either end and skylights spanning the length of the buliding bathe the interior in natural light.
 
Interiors by Antonio Citterio