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21 Davies Street

21 Davies Street

21 Davies Street The 21st Mayfair, located at 15-25 Davies Street in the heart of the Mayfair Conservation Area, takes the traditional mansion block, a staple of the London housing market since late Victorian times, and gives it a new twist. The form of the building reflects the mix of uses: retail and restaurant use at pavement level, offices above, then four floors of apartments including penthouses. The apartments are on an extremely generous scale, served by two service cores on each floor. They are bright and spacious. Arranged around a central vaulted lobby, the living spaces face west to the lushly planted interior of the block. A series of slender bay windows light the bedrooms to the east, offering long views south to Berkeley Square. The elevations are layered, drawing on th

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