Hidden behind communal gardens just off Fulham Road, Chelsea Studios has attracted generations of artists and creatives since it was completed in 1925. Now Studio 9, the former home of Italian sculptor and architect Mario Manenti, is on the market.

The studios were built around Manenti’s bronze foundry, which he took over from Frederick Mancini in 1921. Inspired by his family’s estate near Florence, he named the complex the Italian Village, its whitewashed buildings, terracotta roofs and winding pathways creating an unexpected pocket of Mediterranean character in west London.

Studio 9 spans 1,044 square feet and retains many of its original details, including oak floors, Crittall windows, Vitruvian scroll skirting and an open fireplace. A glazed vestibule with patterned stone flooring links the principal living space to a fern-green kitchen, while concealed storage beneath the living room forms part of the apartment’s original design. The current one-bedroom layout can also be reconfigured to create a second bedroom.

Among the studios’ creative residents have been photographer David Hurn, fashion editor Grace Coddington and painter Pietro Annigoni.

Studio 9 is on the market with Blue Book Agency for £1 million.

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