Nestled in the heart of Chelsea, Atelier Chelsea Design - founded by Anca Enica - has transformed a 19th century artist build with unique Dutch architecture within the Chelsea Park Carlyle Conservation Area.

Neighbouring the region’s iconic King’s Road, 78 Elm Park Road is a 67 m² two bedroom bijou apartment that challenges modern design. Although the aesthetic vision of Atelier Chelsea Design has a contemporary flair, the studio’s founder desired to simultaneously honour the building’s history, maintaining an array of classic features such as the cornice and patinated Corston brass switches.

The eight month project was centred around maximising natural light and how it affects the mood of a space. Housing artwork from Singaporean designer Tay Bak Chiang and The Cube Gallery London, 78 Elm Park Road boasts natural materials and their textured surfaces, moulding light and shadow to form soft organic landscapes for the eyes to roam.

The studio activated key structural work, opening up the living and kitchen arenas which were previously two separate rooms. The new layout takes advantage of the southern light and alluring gardens, bringing the outside in.

Anca Enica was inspired by her extensive travels to China, Japan and South Korea, reflected in the red hues and soft beach shade of the kitchen. She worked in collaboration with Huma Kitchens in Italy to design this space, whereby the restored full length sash windows welcome copious light stretching through to the hallway. Striking pieces pepper the kitchen such as the DCW Editions pendant above the worktop, reflecting the new space age movement to integrate modernity, and designed to light up a room like a shooting star.