- Project: Pied-à-Terre in Regents Park
- Architect: Shanade McAllister-Fisher Design
- Location: United Kingdom, London
- Year: 202
- Area: 33 m2
- Photography: Natalie Priem
Pied-à-Terre in Regents Park / Shanade McAllister-Fisher Design / United Kingdom
In the storied John Nash Park Crescent development at Regent’s Park, Shanade McAllister-Fisher Design delivers a masterclass in micro-luxury living. This meticulously crafted 33.4 sq m (359 sq ft) pied-à-terre transforms the archetype of a compact London studio into a richly atmospheric interior that feels expansive, immersive, and architecturally theatrical.
Designed in 2024 and completed in 2025, the project embraces the challenge of limited square footage with an approach rooted in perception, illusion, and refined material artistry. Rather than concealing the apartment’s small footprint, the design elevates it—turning every surface, junction, and reflection into a performance of space.
A Study in Perception: Expanding Space Through Illusion
Spatial ingenuity is the driving force behind the pied-à-terre’s design. McAllister-Fisher uses a nuanced vocabulary of mirrors, internal glazing, layered reflections, and extended sightlines to dissolve physical boundaries. These interventions multiply daylight, visually stretch the room, and allow the apartment to shift character from intimate cocoon to open living gallery.
Curtain tracks and window dressings float just above the floor, creating a rare lightness that lifts the architecture upward. The result is a home that feels taller, brighter, and far more generous than its compact dimensions suggest.
Materiality: Warmth, Texture, and Fine Detailing
The interior’s tactile palette underscores a sense of tailored luxury.
Highlights include:
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Graphic parquet flooring that anchors the space with expressive geometry
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Custom cabinetry featuring elegant metal inlays and precision joinery
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Warm woods and soft leathers that bring comfort and depth
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Marble-effect porcelain adding sculptural glamour without overwhelming the scale
Each element is curated to enhance richness without visual clutter—resulting in an interior that feels both quiet and indulgent.
Spatial Choreography: A Microcosm of Intimacy and Grandeur
Despite its small size, the pied-à-terre unfolds with the layered drama of a much larger residence. Internal glazing frames subtle architectural vistas, mirrors extend corridors of light, and material contrasts create a rhythm that guides movement.
The space accommodates multiple rhythms of living—morning calm, evening sophistication, weekend escape—through a design strategy that treats each centimetre as narratively significant.
This is not merely efficient planning; it is orchestrated spatial performance.
A Jewel-Box Residence with Metropolitan Presence
The project exemplifies a new direction within London’s luxury micro-living:
compact yet grand, efficient yet evocative, intimate yet architecturally bold.
Shanade McAllister-Fisher Design elevates the pied-à-terre into a statement of contemporary metropolitan refinement—a home that doesn’t just maximize a small footprint, but transcends it.
