ART & SOUL

This Georgian townhouse by the Regent’s Canal in London has been remodelled to meet its owners’ request for a sleek gallery-like entrance level that is balanced with more organic spaces

- RACHEL LEEDHAM

Stepping into the sitting room of this home in London’s Little Venice is rather like entering the hallowed sanctuary of a high-end art gallery. Mesmerising portraits by Canadian fashion photographer Raphael Mazzucco gaze from the walls; tailored, angular pieces of furniture are finely balanced with more organic forms; and two contemporary pendant lights hang like sculptures from the ceiling of the sitting room and the glazed atrium beyond. ‘The owners love art and they wanted that sense of being in a gallery when you walk into the house,’ explains Margot Tsim, who masterminded the interior design of the property. She adds, ‘Every choice we made was important, as each piece of furniture or lighting had to hold its own in the room.’