The Grosvenor Penthouse

The concept begins with a familiar question: how can one large room hold several ways of living? The kitchen, dining table and sofa share the light, but the joinery gives each area an edge. A lower ceiling plane over the kitchen makes the seating feel more open by comparison.

Set in an imagined penthouse in Woolton, Liverpool, the study uses the project name as a fictional identity. The photography is illustrative; it does not document an actual property or a completed Stauzu commission.

Full-height walnut cabinetry brings storage, display and the kitchen into one material rhythm. Handles stay discreet, while small lit recesses give a few objects their own space. The table and chairs take their proportions from the room rather than competing with the wall.

In the bedroom, the same walnut becomes a headboard and a useful run of storage. Limestone and linen give the timber some relief. The palette moves through the apartment with changes in scale, keeping the private rooms quieter than the shared ones.

A slim suspended light marks the dining table. Concealed lighting makes the edges of the joinery legible, while the main living space depends on daylight and a smaller number of lamps. The intention is to see the grain and the objects, rather than the fittings.

The bathroom reduces the palette to limestone, walnut and brushed metal. A single niche and a broad mirror continue the idea of useful surfaces with very little visual interruption.