Located in one of the older Art Deco buildings on Malabar Hill, a smart neighbourhood where heritage and modern structures coexist, the 115-square-metre apartment reflects the characteristics of its surroundings. Kaviar Collaborative tried to extrapolate the curves of the building’s features in the apartment to pay homage to its Art Deco heritage, but in a contemporary and modern manner.

An overarching sense of fluidity permeates the apartment thanks to meticulously selected materials, a consistent colour palette and repeated details that tie the space together. From the entrance foyer, a dark green fluted wall leads into the den and all the way to the master bedroom. Terrazzo with green glass chips is used both for the bar countertop and as wall cladding in the dining area, while brushed brass details appear throughout. The apartment’s flooring goes from green Indian marble with brass inlays in the entrance and the bar to white marble in the living, dining, kitchen and den areas.

Designed for hosting, the den is a multifunctional area that acts as an extension of the bar, living and dining space when opened, and as a guest room when closed. In the bar area, the terrazzo-clad bar with brass legs was designed as the pièce de resistance and. Overhead, filament bulbs suspended at different heights help set the mood.

Another important consideration was the apartment’s low ceiling height, which the designers cleverly mitigated by expanding the windows as much as possible to allow more natural light in, and using vertical elements such as flutes and slats to visually raise the height of the space. Loose furniture pieces such as sofas, chairs and tables were specifically designed to be low-slung so as to create the impression of larger volumes.