Our Response:

Rooted in the idea of ‘lived storytelling’ our design focused on the novel’s core themes of invention, discovery and exotic nature and began with the revival of a two-storey, which had lain dormant for two years, into a full Victorian townhouse. We developed a gin parlour; a VIP conservatory room; and a spiral staircase, inspired by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, which descends to the ground floor amid a jungle-like throng of outsized plants. On the ground floor, more lush plant life, aptly pooled from all over the globe, are choreographed around a central seating booth; walls are lined with cloches of taxidermy; and consulate-style café tables come topped with a bespoke herringbone marble inlay.