伦敦市中心的Belgravia以展示各种抱负而闻名:米其林星级餐厅、高档精品店和这座城市最富有的居民。但现在，Chelsea军营的新发展将这种活力提升到了一个更高的水平。在近13英亩的地块上，公寓、顶层公寓和联排别墅坐落在5英亩郁郁葱葱的花园中，设施包括水疗中心和私人电影院。

The central London neighborhood of Belgravia is known for showcasing many types of ambition: Michelin-starred restaurants, exclusive boutiques, and the city’s wealthiest residents. But now the new Chelsea Barracks development brings that energy to an even higher level. On a nearly 13-acre site, a collection of apartments, penthouses, and townhouses are set among five lush acres of gardens, with amenities that include a spa and a private cinema.

事实上，这个地方的同名建筑在附近有着悠久而传奇的历史。最初的兵营于1861年建成，直到2007年最后一批部队撤离时，英军的四个连都驻扎在这里。那一年，它们以9.59亿英镑(约19亿美元)的价格售出，成为英国历史上最昂贵的房地产交易。

In fact, the site’s namesake has a long and storied history in the neighborhood. The original barracks were completed in 1861 and housed four companies of the British army through 2007, when the last troops vacated the site. They were sold that year for £959 million (about $1.9 billion), making it the most expensive real estate transaction in U.K. history.

时光飞转到今天，ELLE Decor对Artist’s Studio进行了独家参观，这是一套华丽的三室三卫样板公寓，由伦敦室内设计公司Elicyon的创始人兼总监Charu Gandhi设计。对于Elicyon来说，背景故事是最终设计的体验的关键-为什么和如何在现在扮演一个独特的角色。

Fast-forward to today, and ELLE Decor has an exclusive look at the Artist’s Studio, a gorgeous three-bedroom, three-bath model apartment designed by Charu Gandhi, the founder and director of the London-based interior design firm Elicyon. For Elicyon, the backstory is key to the experience of the final design—the why and the how playing a distinct role in the present.

在住宅中，Elicyon将经典的英国人字纹和大理石地板与Ochre、Julian Chichester和Vincent Sheppard的定制作品并列。柔和的绿色调色板呼应了基地中英军的历史，而灯光则让人想起19世纪维多利亚时代的马车灯光。他们使用了不拘一格的家具、触感材料和室内绿化，创造了清新宁静的空间，点缀着古怪的配件、绘画风格的墙壁特征，以及受立体主义和超现实主义影响的艺术作品。其结果是干净、现代、毫无疑问的英国风格。

In the residence, Elicyon juxtaposed classic English herringbone and marble flooring with bespoke pieces by Ochre, Julian Chichester, and Vincent Sheppard. The muted green color palette nods to the British army’s history on the site, while the lighting is reminiscent of 19th-century Victorian carriage lights. They used a palette of eclectic furnishings, with tactile materials and indoor greenery, to create spaces that are fresh and serene, speckled with quirky accessories, painterly wall features, and art pieces influenced by Cubism and Surrealism. The result is a clean, modern, unquestionably British style.