Calacatta Vagli Oro marble surfaces the kitchen countertops and backsplash, its luminous veining complemented by vintage Italian sconces and seamless custom oak cabinetry. Induction cooktop by Gaggenau . A collection of vintage pottery crowns the custom storage cabinet, its warm, earthy forms echoing the linear patterns of the Georgian paneling above. hen Los Angeles–based Two Muse Studios was commissioned to transform an entire floor of a mid-18th-century town house in London’s St. James district, Alexa Lameiras and Katelyn Pascavis started where they always do — with the building itself. “We believe strongly that the architecture of a project has a large influence on what the interior design should be,” the duo says. “Because of this, we really leaned into the surrounding neighborhood, London, and Europe in general.” The result is a 3,200-square-foot workspace that feels less like an office and more like a beautifully appointed private club. The client, a boutique firm that W uses the space for both daily operations and high-level investor meetings, wanted a space that could move seamlessly between workaday utility and impressively chic without missing a beat. “They wanted it to exude luxury,” Alexa and Katelyn note, “a high-end space where high-end work is done.” The building itself — a Grade II–listed property dating to 1748–1751, originally designed by architect Matthew Brettingham the Elder — was as much a brief as it was a mood board. The palette draws from the neighborhood’s own vocabulary: neutral earth tones echoing the Georgian stonework, soft muted greens pulled from the garden square outside, and deliberate flashes of red nodding to the city’s iconic phone booths. All vintage furniture was sourced from European merchants; bespoke pieces were crafted locally by British makers whose craftsmanship, the designers say, left them genuinely inspired. DESIGN NYC A&D Building adbuilding.com 74