Anthony Paine

House In Highgate This completely remodelled house was featured in House & Garden Magazine. A large music room became the library, the old library became the kitchen, and a new conservatory was formed in a courtyard between the new library and kitchen. At the time, it was very unusual to form a new kitchen in one of the principal rooms, yet today it has become almost the norm. The project also included a proposal for the garden and a swimming pool pavilion.

Kasbah In Morocco The word ‘Kasbah’ can either refer to a district or square in a Moroccan town or to a Berber fort. On this exciting project, I was responsible for the overall design of the house, garden and garden buildings. The exterior takes the form of a Berber fort or ‘Palais de Terre’ and the interior, the form of a traditional courtyarded Riad.

Lymington Kitchen Most of the kitchens I’ve designed appear to be a traditional layout with an island unit, range and dressers, but in fact from a functional point of view the cook’s preparation and cooking area is more akin to a galley kitchen. This means there are only one or two steps required to wash, chop/prepare and cook. The other side of the table/island unit is allocated for ‘grazing’ such as making a cup of tea, getting a bowl of cereal, making some toast etc without disturbing the chef. Everything is within easy reach. The kitchen is functional but aesthetically pleasing, a place all the family can use without getting under each other’s feet.

Highgate Bathroom This completely remodelled house was featured in House & Garden Magazine. A large music room became the library, the old library became the kitchen, and a new conservatory was formed in a courtyard between the new library and kitchen. At the time, it was very unusual to form a new kitchen in one of the principal rooms, yet today it has become almost the norm. The project also included a proposal for the garden and a swimming pool pavilion.

Gstaad Chalet I was working for a client on a project in London when he asked if I would look at some drawings of a new chalet he wanted to build in Switzerland. He had asked for a traditional timber-built Chalet à Coche but the drawings looked more like a modernist sauna with no traditional details. In my research I came across “Peasant Art in Switzerland” published by “The Studio” in 1924 which proved to be a wonderful inspiration. Driving up the mountain on my first visit to the site, I was astonished to see that the buildings in the villages had all the details that I’d been researching and had been ignored by the Swiss architects. Of course, this was to be a building which incorporated all modern technology and conveniences, and the result is not a replica, but a house more in the spirit of the 18th century aristocratic Cottage Ornée tradition.

Hotel In Frankfurt I first met my client Moritz, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse, in my Rotunda Bookroom (see portfolio). He wanted to buy it and put it into his hotel, the Hessischer Hof in Frankfurt. Unfortunately the ceilings were too low. Instead, he commissioned me to design the public areas of the hotel incorporating a similar rotunda bookroom. These initial designs weren’t immediately implemented due to a recession in Germany at the time. A few years later he came back and I produced new designs, some of which are shown here. The watercolour shows the Wintergarten which required major architectural alterations.

Hotel In Frankfurt I first met my client Moritz, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse, in my Rotunda Bookroom (see portfolio). He wanted to buy it and put it into his hotel, the Hessischer Hof in Frankfurt. Unfortunately the ceilings were too low. Instead, he commissioned me to design the public areas of the hotel incorporating a similar rotunda bookroom. These initial designs weren’t immediately implemented due to a recession in Germany at the time. A few years later he came back and I produced new designs, some of which are shown here. The watercolour shows the Wintergarten which required major architectural alterations.

Gieves & Hawkes In 1994 I won a limited competition to design a major re-fit of top Savile Row tailors Gieves & Hawkes at their flagship store No.1 Savile Row (which also extended into No.2). At that time the brief was for a more traditional and classical interior but still to retain a fashionable and stylish look. For the conception, I drew inspiration from the interiors of the Regency period – the heyday of Beau Brummel’s influence – hence references in the architecture to Savile Row’s worldwide influence in the world of bespoke tailoring. Being the flagship store it was naturally an expensive bespoke installation using the highest quality materials, workmanship and attention to detail, reflecting their approach to tailoring.