Following a series of new project wins and an excellent financial year which saw the business more than double its turnover, luxury multi-disciplinary design studio, Rive Gauche London has announced plans to expand its team from eight to 15 by summer 2023.
The multi-disciplinary creative design studio is led by Nicolas Roux and its ethos for design is the combination of French elegance and British luxury, delivering a new level of exceptional client experience from concept to completion.
Up-coming projects include: new development The Lucan in Chelsea, a 31 unit former police station which blends European design with Middle Eastern influences, a four-bedroom apartment in One Grosvenor Square, which is focused around its client’s exceptional art collection; a penthouse next to Hyde Park where a second level is being added to create a vast lateral space with a terrace offering views across the park and lastly, a house in Holland Park which is undergoing an extension and reconfiguration to offer an entertainment area with spa, pool, hammam and gymnasium.
Internationally, the team is working on a number of highly confidential projects ranging from £5m to £400m. These include a palatial villa in Dubai, which is being redesigned utilising its private clients authentic French and European furniture and lighting collection, two new houses in Saudi Arabia, an iconic apartment in Paris overlooking the Arc de Triomph and a luxury hotel group, yet to be announced.
Nicolas Roux, Founder of Rive Gauche London, developed a passion for expert craftsmanship after many years working alongside his father, a master carpenter and joiner, in their family’s workshop in the French countryside. With experience working for multiple globally renowned studios, including Candy & Candy and Terence Conran, Nicolas’s expertise is unmatched. By founding Rive Gauche London, Roux promises simplicity, elegance and emotion in each project. The team pride themselves on their creative excellence, attention to detail and technical knowledge, delivering exceptional, personalised designs to surpass every client brief.
Nicolas Roux says, “Since its inception, Rive Gauche London has gone from strength to strength with many of our discerning clientele drawn to our combination of French style mixing an elegant and balanced aesthetic, with British luxury. We are also a service business at heart. We only take a certain number of projects each year and we are going above and beyond to offer exceptional customer service from pre-acquisition advice through to delivery; stress free. Our clients rightfully are looking for a partner they can trust and rely on to create and deliver around the world. This is exactly what we do and why we see so many of our clients return. We have an array of exciting projects in the pipeline from luxury residences to five-star hotels and branded developments which are set to complete in 2023. Our team expansion is a reflection of the high demand we are experiencing for our services.”
