Rooftop Garden
Penthouse
THE ENTRANCE AND STATUEThe very top floor of Capital Building is a single dedicated space. The elevator isn't protected with a keycard so anybody can visit, but they will face a set of very domineering double metal doors upon their arrival into the carpeted outer foyer. The doors are the colour of brushed steel, though are very light to push open once the security code pad is accessed. The combination is a six-digit code, along with a thumbprint scanner.
Upon stepping into the tiled lobby through the brushed steel doors, there stands a modern statue in the vague form of a woman. A rippling water effect is projected on the lime coloured wall behind the piece, creating a sense of tranquillity.
There are open entries to the left and right.
LEFT OF THE STATUELeft takes the visitor to the galley kitchen, bar and dining area, beyond which is a formal dining area. The kitchen has white doors and silver fixtures with black marble counters. The stove, cooktop and fridge are all a shiny ebony reflective. The casual dining area houses a seven-piece metal and glass dining setting on white tiles, while the formal area is carpeted and holds an extended dark wood thirteen piece setting. An arrangement of fresh flowers usually decorates the table as its centrepiece, sitting on a woven bamboo placemat. Abstract oil paintings adorn the walls in multiple splashes of colour.
Between the dining areas and separating them is a corridor that leads to three rooms, none of which are used as bedrooms.
The first on the left is a large room that holds a large billiard table, dressed in red felt. A full cue stand is bracketed into a nearby wall. The rest of the walls are covered in bookshelves and there are no visible windows, for the book-filled shelves barricade what light might ever have entered this room. A fireplace nestles in black marble and cut stone, huge and elegant, dominating the space in the west wall of the room. An oil painting of peaceful blue and white swirls above the fireplace.
The second room lies at the end of the corridor where there is a white and sandstone tiled bathroom. A huge spa bath taking up one corner that could comfortably seat four adults. A shower for two stands opposite, while a toilet perches behind the door. A sandstone counter runs the length of one wall up to and over the spa, where there are soaps, gels, oils and other various bottles awaiting use.
The room opposite the billiard room houses a comfy media room designed for two. A curved black leather two-seater sits facing a white painted wall (the rest of the walls are covered in dark blue fabric). Speakers are hard to spot, but the surround sound system is easy enough to hear for the full experience.
RIGHT OF THE STATUEIf the visitor turns right at the statue, they will move past a very large lounge room that houses two long lime green leather settees with high backs, promising a plushness that they deliver on. A thick, solid-looking coffee table sits in the centre.
Beyond the lounge is a short corridor, The first doorway is open and within the room stands a modern metal and glass furnished office that looks sleeker than it does comfortable. Beech and light blue walls, fixtures and accessories pepper the room, giving it some personality - though it seems whoever decorated the place has a fetish for tribal artwork, with totem pieces, masks and statuettes on the surfaces and walls.
Past the office are four doors, three of which open up into well-sized bedrooms. Two of these rooms are intended for guests; one of them, decorated in gold and burgundy, holds a pair of twin single beds. The furniture is dark and ornately flared, giving the room an aged look. The room has a large window, with a roller-shutter fixed on a time delay, fitted by the former owner.
The second guest room houses a king-sized bed, dressed in navy and white, with a very nautical theme throughout the room. This guest room has an attached bathroom, also nautical in design. Photographs and paintings of lighthouses and sailships adorn the sand-coloured walls.
The main bedroom is the one most often used, and the emerald green duvet is often thrown back in a mess. Once again modern art can be found on the walls, of swirls and spirals, usually featuring tropical tones of light greens, vivid oranges and pinks, and a light, airy feel. There are potted ferns about this room, well-tended. A bathroom feeds off this room as well, decorated mostly in white with lime green tile patterns and with gold fixtures. Beside the ensuite is a door that holds a walk-in closet that is approximately the size of the office at the entry of the corridor.
The last door is a large storage closet (a room in its own right), which also houses a makeshift laundry which the previous owner installed for use instead of taking advantage of the building's laundering service (with same-day return for shirts, dresses and pants, but two days for suits).
There are four car parking spaces in the basement parking level reserved for the owner of the penthouse.
Written by Trillian & edited by Ehcorn for Remi's use
