Residential

Penthouse, Brussels

What we did

High above Avenue Roosevelt in Brussels, this penthouse was taken on as one project from start to finish. Nothing was bought separately and nothing had to be made to fit afterwards.

Marcotte Style handled the building works, the bespoke cabinetry, the furniture, the lighting, the curtains and the rugs, right down to the door handles and the switches.

The approach

Designed in house by our interior architects
Photorealistic 3D before production
Made to measure in our own atelier
Delivered, installed and styled by our own team
One point of contact from A to Z

Images from this project

Hall

Brass base of a velvet chair on marble - Penthouse, Brussels — Brass base of a velvet chair on marble

The entrance hall sets the tone with limed oak slatted wainscoting carried around the walls and a carved oak mirror hung above a painted console. Marcotte Style drew the panelling in house and had it made to measure in their own atelier, down to the brass switch plates and the porcelain and brass door levers. The white marble floor with its black cabochon inserts continues into the living areas.

Brass and porcelain lever on a white door - Penthouse, Brussels — Brass and porcelain lever on a white door

Warm oak panelling runs from the living room into the hall and the bedrooms.

Living room

Velvet sofa and swivel chairs on a pale rug - Penthouse, Brussels — Velvet sofa and swivel chairs on a pale rug

Velvet armchair beside a glass and brass table - Penthouse, Brussels — Velvet armchair beside a glass and brass table

Limed oak television cabinet with folding doors - Penthouse, Brussels — Limed oak television cabinet with folding doors

Velvet swivel chairs beneath a crystal chandelier - Penthouse, Brussels — Velvet swivel chairs beneath a crystal chandelier

Tang horse displayed in a limed oak niche - Penthouse, Brussels — Tang horse displayed in a limed oak niche

The living room is wrapped in limed oak, from the slatted dado and the built in cabinets to the television wall whose doors fold back to hide the screen. Grey velvet seating, brass footed tables and two crystal chandeliers were laid out by the interior architects, who rendered the room in photorealistic 3D before anything went into production. Striped curtains in grey, orange and red pick up the red of the cushions.

Striped curtain in grey orange and red - Penthouse, Brussels — Striped curtain in grey orange and red

Brass and porcelain levers on oak cabinet doors - Penthouse, Brussels — Brass and porcelain levers on oak cabinet doors

Crystal drops on a chrome ring chandelier - Penthouse, Brussels — Crystal drops on a chrome ring chandelier

Driftwood wall lamp on a chrome plate - Penthouse, Brussels — Driftwood wall lamp on a chrome plate

Before - Penthouse, Brussels - Marcotte Style — Before

After - Penthouse, Brussels - Marcotte Style — After

A dark panelled fireplace wall with a linear fire replaced the console table and wall light.

Dining room

Oval dining table under a crystal chandelier - Penthouse, Brussels — Oval dining table under a crystal chandelier

Fluted chair backs at the dark oak table - Penthouse, Brussels — Fluted chair backs at the dark oak table

An oval table in dark oak stands under a chrome and crystal chandelier, ringed by fluted velvet chairs on slim brass legs. The oak radiator cover and the panelled dado were made to measure in the Marcotte Style atelier so that they line through with the joinery in the adjoining living room.

Brass appears on the table bases, the cabinet handles and the levers on the doors, and the silk curtains and crystal chandeliers were chosen against those same tones.

Kitchen

Breakfast bar with grey velvet stools - Penthouse, Brussels — Breakfast bar with grey velvet stools

A pale worktop runs the length of the breakfast bar, with grey velvet stools tucked under it and a limed oak ceiling beam above carrying the extractor and the downlights. The dark vertical grain of the tall units frames three built in ovens and a professional spring mixer tap. The whole run was drawn up in advance, then delivered and installed by the company's own team.

Spring mixer tap in front of the ovens - Penthouse, Brussels — Spring mixer tap in front of the ovens

Bedroom

Stitched leather headboard against limed oak panelling - Penthouse, Brussels — Stitched leather headboard against limed oak panelling

Bedroom wall of oak wardrobes with brass handles - Penthouse, Brussels — Bedroom wall of oak wardrobes with brass handles

Glass desk on chrome trestles in the bedroom - Penthouse, Brussels — Glass desk on chrome trestles in the bedroom

Television lift built into the bed footboard - Penthouse, Brussels — Television lift built into the bed footboard

One point of contact from the first sketch to the last cushion.

Glass bedside lamp beside a stitched headboard - Penthouse, Brussels — Glass bedside lamp beside a stitched headboard

In the main bedroom a stitched leather headboard is set into a full height oak panel, and the footboard conceals a television lift. The wardrobes, the slatted dado and the glass desk on chrome trestles were designed in house and built to the exact dimensions of the room. The guest bedroom repeats the panelled dado under lined curtains, with a paillette curtain hung above an oak radiator cover.

Paillette curtain above an oak radiator cover - Penthouse, Brussels — Paillette curtain above an oak radiator cover

Dressing room

Wardrobe doors with long brass pull handles - Penthouse, Brussels — Wardrobe doors with long brass pull handles

The dressing is lined floor to ceiling with limed oak doors, each fitted with a long brass pull handle. It was drawn in 3D first so that the runs of storage would land exactly on the herringbone oak floor and under the cornice.

Bathroom

Freestanding bath beside a bluestone vanity top - Penthouse, Brussels — Freestanding bath beside a bluestone vanity top

Double shower with dark mosaic tile bands - Penthouse, Brussels — Double shower with dark mosaic tile bands

Bluestone basin with a wall mounted tap - Penthouse, Brussels — Bluestone basin with a wall mounted tap

A freestanding bath sits beside a bluestone top with basins cut into the stone and taps mounted on the wall. Bands of dark mosaic run up the shower walls against textured white tile, and the oak drawer unit under the vanity was made to measure. One point of contact carried the joinery, the stone and the sanitary fittings through together.

Terrace

Wooden pergola on rendered piers above the table - Penthouse, Brussels — Wooden pergola on rendered piers above the table

On the roof terrace a wooden pergola on rendered piers shades the dining table, with lavender and grasses planted in the beds around it. The furniture and the planted borders were placed and styled by the same team that installed the interior.

Stone basin block with a black tap - Penthouse, Brussels — Stone basin block with a black tap

A single block of stone forms the basin here, cantilevered off a dark grained panelled wall with a black tap and a matching black trap. The stone was cut and the panelling made in the atelier so that the block reads as one piece against the wall.

That coherence is by design. Before a single panel was cut, the rooms were drawn up in plan and worked out in photorealistic 3D, so the finished interior could be seen before production started. Materials, dimensions and colours were fixed at that stage, which is why the limed oak wainscoting, the built in television cabinet, the wardrobe fronts in the study and the brass door furniture all belong to the same family.

You can read that harmony in the photographs. Warm oak panelling runs from the living room into the hall and the bedrooms. Grey velvet returns on the sofas, the fluted dining chairs and the bar stools in the kitchen. Brass appears on the table bases, the cabinet handles and the levers on the doors, and the silk curtains and crystal chandeliers were chosen against those same tones.

Everything came from one house: our own interior architects, our own atelier for the custom work, and our own installation and styling team on site. One point of contact from the first sketch to the last cushion.