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Kingsway Motors' showroom. A polished pale stone floor reflecting four cars: a dark green and a silver classic grand tourer in front, and a silver and a black modern coupe behind. On the far wall, two stone arches with oak cart doors, and between them a brushed metal panel with plaques reading BRISTOL, JENSEN, ALVIS, DAIMLER and ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY. Black track spotlights, charcoal walls, a full glass wall on the left onto the courtyard and its birches, a tool wall and workbench on the right, and two leather club chairs by a lamp.

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Kingsway Motors · the showroom

A private car gallery: the cars lit like sculpture, the courtyard glass on one side and the old oak cart doors on the other.

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The notes

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Modern premium showroom. East side, the garage. About 14 × 9 m, four cars, with the drive-through bay in the middle and the coach house doors behind.

Palette: Pale stone floor, Black steel, Brushed metal, Oak doors, Charcoal.

materials

  • Polished pale stone floor that reflects the cars
  • Charcoal plaster walls so the cars stand out
  • Black steel frames to the courtyard glass
  • The inside face of the coach house: stone arches and the oak cart doors with iron strap hinges

furniture

  • Four cars: two classics and two modern
  • A low black steel workbench and tool wall in one corner
  • A pair of leather club chairs and a side table for admiring the cars
  • The five marque plaques repeated inside on a brushed metal wall

lighting

  • Gallery-style track spotlights aimed at each car
  • A soft wash of light along the ceiling
  • Daylight from the courtyard glass

practical

  • The floor needs drainage channels and a fuel interceptor
  • Ventilation for exhaust when cars are started inside
  • The corridor route passes through here with a door at each end

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Photorealistic interior photograph of a private modern car showroom inside a house, about 14 by 9 metres. A polished pale stone floor reflecting four cars: two elegant 1950s and 1960s British grand tourers in dark green and silver, with plain oval grilles, round headlamps and smooth bonnets carrying no badges, emblems or wings, and two modern sports coupes in grey and black with plain grilles and no badges. The cars must not resemble any one recognisable manufacturer; they are generic, invented designs. Charcoal plaster walls, gallery track spotlights aimed at each car. On one side, a full wall of frameless glass with black steel edges looking out onto a sunny courtyard street with birch trees. On the far wall, two tall stone arches with heavy oak cart doors and black iron strap hinges. A brushed metal wall with five plaques reading BRISTOL, JENSEN, ALVIS, DAIMLER and ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY in plain lettering. Two leather club chairs and a side table, and a black steel workbench with a neat tool wall in one corner. Style: high-end architectural photography, gallery calm. Avoid: car brand badges, winged emblems, logos, any recognisable real car model, clutter, people, other text.

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Kingsway Motors' showroom. A polished pale stone floor reflecting four cars: a dark green and a silver classic grand tourer in front, and a silver and a black modern coupe behind. On the far wall, two stone arches with oak cart doors, and between them a brushed metal panel with plaques reading BRISTOL, JENSEN, ALVIS, DAIMLER and ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY. Black track spotlights, charcoal walls, a full glass wall on the left onto the courtyard and its birches, a tool wall and workbench on the right, and two leather club chairs by a lamp.
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