New Loft Residence Design

Preface

NEW LOFT RESIDENCE DESIGN: A Complete Guidebook for Loft Residence Design Copyright © Artpower International Publishing Co., Ltd.

Publisher: Lu Jican Chief Editor: Li Aihong Executive Editor: Wang Chen Art Designer: Chen Ting, Xiong Libo Registered Address Room 02, 21/F, Hip Kwan Commercial Building, 38 Pitt Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hongkong, China Tel: 852-31040086 Fax: 852-31040202 Editorial Department Address: 5020-5023, 5th Floor, Phase II of Art Design Center, Zhanyi Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, China Tel: 86-755-25111140 Fax: 86-755-82020029 Web: www.artpower.com.cn / www.acs.cn Sales & Distribution: overseasales@artpower.com.cn Press & Editorial Submissions: press@artpower.com.cn / contact@artpower.com.cn ISBN 978-988-19982-7-9 No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilised in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written

Loft design is a unique aspect of residential design, originating in New York's art scene of the 60's when warehouses and factories were converted into art studios, without the necessary budgets for complete space planning, high end finishes or appliances. Therefore they remained large open spaces, with raw industrial finishes and a make shift kitchen and dining area. Artists were merely seeking affordable studio spaces of a certain size to both work and live in.

The untouched concrete and metal finishes weren’t precious, as they were in dual usage with living and painting. The walls, if there are any, offer space for large canvasses and one would certainly not find an association with the classic definition of luxury in terms of finishes.

A loft's unique luxury lies in its space, high ceilings and the flexibility of arrangements and spatial layouts it can accommodate. Due to their attractive spatial attributes, they soon became popular and gentrified with wealthy trend setters who took over the artists’ residences, increasing the real estate value. This soon priced the artists out, however, the typical demographic of these loft type residencies are still largely popular among the creative industries: such as the tech industry, as it attracts people who enjoy adaptable design, flexible open plan living within an edgy, unfinished factory feel to it.

Loft design is considered young, edgy, and industrial; however as spaces become gentrified people started partitioning the spaces, creating extra bedrooms, and bathrooms the old was mixing with the new. For example, a few old industrial walls might have needed to be pointed and sealed for acoustic and tanking reasons. And with these additional refurbishments, we're now experiencing a combination of raw industrial chic, such as exposed brick or concrete walls, combined with double glazed partitions and high end details in brass, bronze and rose gold. The old factories and warehouses are now merging with the richness other materialities and industrial chic has become industrial luxury.

This particular trend is due to modern living styles and many developers buying these buildings and transforming them into luxury residential, only affordable for a certain standard of wealth. A prime example for this is a penthouse we recently designed in Soho, London.

Its unfinished raw brick walls and reclaimed timber flooring were combined with high end kitchen and bathroom appliances, bespoke designer furniture and a feature sculpture in the 6m high stairwell designed specifically for the space. It sold for several million pounds to a famous New York director.

In the end, it is still the combination of a raw shell, that carries loads of character, and new finer finishes with the open floor plans and flexibility that defines the charm and characteristics of a loft living flexibility. This allows each user to express their individuality in terms of space planning, materials and finishes and the desire to have high ceilings and giant factory windows is something that will never go out of style.

permission of the publisher.

All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the designers and the

Dara Huang & Sofia Hagen

clients concerned, and every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information

Design Haus Liberty

applied. No responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or printer for any infringement of copyright or otherwise arising from the contents of this publication.

Printed and bound in China.

Preface

NEW LOFT RESIDENCE DESIGN: A Complete Guidebook for Loft Residence Design Copyright © Artpower International Publishing Co., Ltd.

Publisher: Lu Jican Chief Editor: Li Aihong Executive Editor: Wang Chen Art Designer: Chen Ting, Xiong Libo Registered Address Room 02, 21/F, Hip Kwan Commercial Building, 38 Pitt Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hongkong, China Tel: 852-31040086 Fax: 852-31040202 Editorial Department Address: 5020-5023, 5th Floor, Phase II of Art Design Center, Zhanyi Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, China Tel: 86-755-25111140 Fax: 86-755-82020029 Web: www.artpower.com.cn / www.acs.cn Sales & Distribution: overseasales@artpower.com.cn Press & Editorial Submissions: press@artpower.com.cn / contact@artpower.com.cn ISBN 978-988-19982-7-9 No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilised in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written

Loft design is a unique aspect of residential design, originating in New York's art scene of the 60's when warehouses and factories were converted into art studios, without the necessary budgets for complete space planning, high end finishes or appliances. Therefore they remained large open spaces, with raw industrial finishes and a make shift kitchen and dining area. Artists were merely seeking affordable studio spaces of a certain size to both work and live in.

The untouched concrete and metal finishes weren’t precious, as they were in dual usage with living and painting. The walls, if there are any, offer space for large canvasses and one would certainly not find an association with the classic definition of luxury in terms of finishes.

A loft's unique luxury lies in its space, high ceilings and the flexibility of arrangements and spatial layouts it can accommodate. Due to their attractive spatial attributes, they soon became popular and gentrified with wealthy trend setters who took over the artists’ residences, increasing the real estate value. This soon priced the artists out, however, the typical demographic of these loft type residencies are still largely popular among the creative industries: such as the tech industry, as it attracts people who enjoy adaptable design, flexible open plan living within an edgy, unfinished factory feel to it.

Loft design is considered young, edgy, and industrial; however as spaces become gentrified people started partitioning the spaces, creating extra bedrooms, and bathrooms the old was mixing with the new. For example, a few old industrial walls might have needed to be pointed and sealed for acoustic and tanking reasons. And with these additional refurbishments, we're now experiencing a combination of raw industrial chic, such as exposed brick or concrete walls, combined with double glazed partitions and high end details in brass, bronze and rose gold. The old factories and warehouses are now merging with the richness other materialities and industrial chic has become industrial luxury.

This particular trend is due to modern living styles and many developers buying these buildings and transforming them into luxury residential, only affordable for a certain standard of wealth. A prime example for this is a penthouse we recently designed in Soho, London.

Its unfinished raw brick walls and reclaimed timber flooring were combined with high end kitchen and bathroom appliances, bespoke designer furniture and a feature sculpture in the 6m high stairwell designed specifically for the space. It sold for several million pounds to a famous New York director.

In the end, it is still the combination of a raw shell, that carries loads of character, and new finer finishes with the open floor plans and flexibility that defines the charm and characteristics of a loft living flexibility. This allows each user to express their individuality in terms of space planning, materials and finishes and the desire to have high ceilings and giant factory windows is something that will never go out of style.

permission of the publisher.

All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the designers and the

Dara Huang & Sofia Hagen

clients concerned, and every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information

Design Haus Liberty

applied. No responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or printer for any infringement of copyright or otherwise arising from the contents of this publication.

Printed and bound in China.

Contents

(5) Balance

206

118

Soho London Loft

208

Fitzroy Warehouse

122

Williamsburg Loft

220

046

Hall within Cloud

126

PUSHKA Apartment

226

Industrial Loft II

050

Apartment Riverside

132

Loft Panzerhalle

232

1. Open-plan Layout 004

Loft in Trakai

056

Loft Town

136

Fitzroy Loft

236

2. Dividing Space by Furniture 004

Demarcation-breaking

060

Sursock Apartment

142

Tribeca Loft

244

3. Clear Line between Public and Private Space 004

Marine Loft

064

Broadview Loft

150

Water Factory

250

4. Color Combinations 005

Pied a Terre at Sea

068

LOFT F5.04

154

Railway House

256

5. Lighting 005

Studio Loft

074

House W

158

NPL. Penthouse

260

Great Jones

080

Ay apartment

164

BJ Apartment

266

006

10 Hubert Penthouse

088

Mountain

170

Perf House

270

1. Industrial Loft 007

Tribeca Loft

094

House Reconstruction for Young Family

176

La Diana

274

(1) Texture of Materials

008

Capitol Hill Loft

098

Urban White—Barcelona

180

Lee&Tee House

280

(2) Metallic Factor is Necessary

008

Gentleman’s Quarters

102

Beatty Street Loft

186

Northern Light

286

(3) Exposed Pipes and Lines

008

Bond Street Loft

192

Church Conversion

290

(4) Dark Colors

009

Lounge Loft

198

Penthouse18

298

(5) Warm Color Lighting

009

(1) Various Styles

108

Flatiron Loft

302

(6) Arrangement of Furniture

011

(2) Pursuit of Texture

108

Duplex Penthouse

306

(3) Light Colors

108

(1) Harmony

204

CONTRIBUTORS

314

001

Haruki's Apartment

028

Green Loft in Poland

110

1. What is Loft Residence 001

Austrian Loft

034

West London Loft Apartment

114

2. Hard Loft 001

Desert Loft

038

East Village Loft

3. Soft Loft 002

Interior for Him

042

Apartment UV

II Features of Loft Residence 004

I Definition and Types of Loft

III Styles of Loft Residence

2. Modern Loft 107

3. Mix and Match 203

LOFT N

012

(4) Dotted with Industrial Factors

108

(2) 80/20 Rule

204

Chelsea Loft

018

(5) Functional Furniture

109

(3) Similarities and Differences

204

Loft MDP

022

(6) Simple Decoration

109

(4) Contrasting

205

Contents

(5) Balance

206

118

Soho London Loft

208

Fitzroy Warehouse

122

Williamsburg Loft

220

046

Hall within Cloud

126

PUSHKA Apartment

226

Industrial Loft II

050

Apartment Riverside

132

Loft Panzerhalle

232

1. Open-plan Layout 004

Loft in Trakai

056

Loft Town

136

Fitzroy Loft

236

2. Dividing Space by Furniture 004

Demarcation-breaking

060

Sursock Apartment

142

Tribeca Loft

244

3. Clear Line between Public and Private Space 004

Marine Loft

064

Broadview Loft

150

Water Factory

250

4. Color Combinations 005

Pied a Terre at Sea

068

LOFT F5.04

154

Railway House

256

5. Lighting 005

Studio Loft

074

House W

158

NPL. Penthouse

260

Great Jones

080

Ay apartment

164

BJ Apartment

266

006

10 Hubert Penthouse

088

Mountain

170

Perf House

270

1. Industrial Loft 007

Tribeca Loft

094

House Reconstruction for Young Family

176

La Diana

274

(1) Texture of Materials

008

Capitol Hill Loft

098

Urban White—Barcelona

180

Lee&Tee House

280

(2) Metallic Factor is Necessary

008

Gentleman’s Quarters

102

Beatty Street Loft

186

Northern Light

286

(3) Exposed Pipes and Lines

008

Bond Street Loft

192

Church Conversion

290

(4) Dark Colors

009

Lounge Loft

198

Penthouse18

298

(5) Warm Color Lighting

009

(1) Various Styles

108

Flatiron Loft

302

(6) Arrangement of Furniture

011

(2) Pursuit of Texture

108

Duplex Penthouse

306

(3) Light Colors

108

(1) Harmony

204

CONTRIBUTORS

314

001

Haruki's Apartment

028

Green Loft in Poland

110

1. What is Loft Residence 001

Austrian Loft

034

West London Loft Apartment

114

2. Hard Loft 001

Desert Loft

038

East Village Loft

3. Soft Loft 002

Interior for Him

042

Apartment UV

II Features of Loft Residence 004

I Definition and Types of Loft

III Styles of Loft Residence

2. Modern Loft 107

3. Mix and Match 203

LOFT N

012

(4) Dotted with Industrial Factors

108

(2) 80/20 Rule

204

Chelsea Loft

018

(5) Functional Furniture

109

(3) Similarities and Differences

204

Loft MDP

022

(6) Simple Decoration

109

(4) Contrasting

205

Soft Loft is a new concept created by the developer, sharing the same characteristics with Hard Loft, such as high ceilings, large windows and open layout. Apart from these, brick walls, concrete and pipes can also be found in soft lofts, which are less historical than that of the hard lofts.

The typical small apartment at least has two floors, and each function is clearly defined: the upper floor for sleeping, the lower floor for living.

Each functional space is separated by transparent materials, such as glass.

Design Agency: Interjero Architektū ra (In Arch) Design Agency: Spinzi

The soft loft also has its own unique charm, like its modern decoration which create a warm atmosphere. The developer applies the aesthetics of the converted loft to modern residences which have many modern facilities and are more suitable for modern people's life. And the soft loft in the urban area is favored by fashionable people.

3. Soft Loft With the demanding requirements of the residential environment and the pursuit of innovative space, real estate developers had absorbed the characteristics of the “Hard Loft” to develop the “Soft Loft” which was built just for living purpose. This type of loft is usually small about 30 ~ 50 square meters with about 4 ~ 6 meters ceiling.

Design Agency: TSEH Architectural Group 002

Design Agency: FORM architectural bureau 003

Soft Loft is a new concept created by the developer, sharing the same characteristics with Hard Loft, such as high ceilings, large windows and open layout. Apart from these, brick walls, concrete and pipes can also be found in soft lofts, which are less historical than that of the hard lofts.

The typical small apartment at least has two floors, and each function is clearly defined: the upper floor for sleeping, the lower floor for living.

Each functional space is separated by transparent materials, such as glass.

Design Agency: Interjero Architektū ra (In Arch) Design Agency: Spinzi

The soft loft also has its own unique charm, like its modern decoration which create a warm atmosphere. The developer applies the aesthetics of the converted loft to modern residences which have many modern facilities and are more suitable for modern people's life. And the soft loft in the urban area is favored by fashionable people.

3. Soft Loft With the demanding requirements of the residential environment and the pursuit of innovative space, real estate developers had absorbed the characteristics of the “Hard Loft” to develop the “Soft Loft” which was built just for living purpose. This type of loft is usually small about 30 ~ 50 square meters with about 4 ~ 6 meters ceiling.

Design Agency: TSEH Architectural Group 002

Design Agency: FORM architectural bureau 003

II

Features of Loft Residence

Whether it is a remodeled loft or an apartment loft, as a loft, both of them share some common features. The following five points are the basic principles for designing a loft.

4. Color Combinations

5. Lighting

Whether it is a remodeled loft or an apartment loft, their color choices are

Designers prefer to introduce natural light through the wide windows

universal. In an enclosed space, colors for ceilings, walls, floors, furniture

(Crittall window), allowing the light to change with the day and night and

and decoration should be limited within three, except for neutral colors

creating a natural and comfortable atmosphere. And sunlight is the main

like black, gray and white. For its openness and transparency, it is more

source in loft residence. Generally speaking, it is impossible to let the

important to pay attention to the numbers of color, otherwise the large

house with high ceiling be lighted everywhere, so that lighting partially

space will appear disorganized, while the small space will look crowded.

is the common method in loft residence. In some place where it is not convenient to design windows, artificial lights such as light strips or

3. Clear Line between Public and Private Space

spotlights will be applied.

Originally, loft was a dual-use space for artists to work and live. The lower part was used as a studio to showcase their artworks, while the upper part was a living area.

1. Open-plan Layout

A loft’s ceiling is higher than that of an ordinary apartment, usually about 5

The loft is generally based on a narrow, towering box-like layout, and each

meters, so it features a mezzanine or semi-mezzanine space as a private

functional areas are no longer confined to their traditional framework.

Freedom, openness and transparency are the first principles of loft design.

A glass screen, instead of a solid wall, can be chosen as a means of

space, generally about 2.3 meters in height. The first floor will be arranged with the kitchen, bathroom and reception area, and the height is about 2.5 meters.

dividing the space in order to keep the light flowing in space.

Design Agency: Architects EAT

Design Agency: The Goort

Design Agency: Anchal-Anna Kuk-Dutka

Photographer: Anna Sullivan on Unsplash

2. Dividing Space by Furniture Due to the “openness”, there is very little partition made of walls between the different areas, so it is necessary to make it done by decoration, such as sofas, carpets, screens, and so on, visually causing the effect of spatial separation. It is even possible to use light and color as a means of distinguishing space.

004

Design Agency: Linc Thelen Design

Design Agency: Interjero Architektū ra (In Arch) 005

II

Features of Loft Residence

Whether it is a remodeled loft or an apartment loft, as a loft, both of them share some common features. The following five points are the basic principles for designing a loft.

4. Color Combinations

5. Lighting

Whether it is a remodeled loft or an apartment loft, their color choices are

Designers prefer to introduce natural light through the wide windows

universal. In an enclosed space, colors for ceilings, walls, floors, furniture

(Crittall window), allowing the light to change with the day and night and

and decoration should be limited within three, except for neutral colors

creating a natural and comfortable atmosphere. And sunlight is the main

like black, gray and white. For its openness and transparency, it is more

source in loft residence. Generally speaking, it is impossible to let the

important to pay attention to the numbers of color, otherwise the large

house with high ceiling be lighted everywhere, so that lighting partially

space will appear disorganized, while the small space will look crowded.

is the common method in loft residence. In some place where it is not convenient to design windows, artificial lights such as light strips or

3. Clear Line between Public and Private Space

spotlights will be applied.

Originally, loft was a dual-use space for artists to work and live. The lower part was used as a studio to showcase their artworks, while the upper part was a living area.

1. Open-plan Layout

A loft’s ceiling is higher than that of an ordinary apartment, usually about 5

The loft is generally based on a narrow, towering box-like layout, and each

meters, so it features a mezzanine or semi-mezzanine space as a private

functional areas are no longer confined to their traditional framework.

Freedom, openness and transparency are the first principles of loft design.

A glass screen, instead of a solid wall, can be chosen as a means of

space, generally about 2.3 meters in height. The first floor will be arranged with the kitchen, bathroom and reception area, and the height is about 2.5 meters.

dividing the space in order to keep the light flowing in space.

Design Agency: Architects EAT

Design Agency: The Goort

Design Agency: Anchal-Anna Kuk-Dutka

Photographer: Anna Sullivan on Unsplash

2. Dividing Space by Furniture Due to the “openness”, there is very little partition made of walls between the different areas, so it is necessary to make it done by decoration, such as sofas, carpets, screens, and so on, visually causing the effect of spatial separation. It is even possible to use light and color as a means of distinguishing space.

004

Design Agency: Linc Thelen Design

Design Agency: Interjero Architektū ra (In Arch) 005

Living room and bedroom

Bathroom

In addition to dwelling, Ridge is bestowed with the function of leisurely social activities among literati. Tea and wine, which are indispensable for family hospitality, become essential elements for spatial arrangement.

Old wood regains vitality after re-used as tea table, while wine cellar surrounded by gray glass creates another space with an air of detachment. The implied meaning that Zen is for tea and Transcendence for wine is perfectly illustrated through the details of high-quality life with a balance between external wealth and inner peace.

The master bedroom is designed for the elders, featuring bright and white.

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Living room and bedroom

Bathroom

In addition to dwelling, Ridge is bestowed with the function of leisurely social activities among literati. Tea and wine, which are indispensable for family hospitality, become essential elements for spatial arrangement.

Old wood regains vitality after re-used as tea table, while wine cellar surrounded by gray glass creates another space with an air of detachment. The implied meaning that Zen is for tea and Transcendence for wine is perfectly illustrated through the details of high-quality life with a balance between external wealth and inner peace.

The master bedroom is designed for the elders, featuring bright and white.

174

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Modern Loft ¡ Case Study

175

Urban White—Barcelona

Design Agency: Susanna Cots Location: Barcelona, Spain Area: 180 m2

Finding equilibrium in the frenetic pace of the city; extracting the natural light and brilliance from one of the metropolis’ most singular districts; only revealing what you want to show; beating the daily stress hands down: this is the tranquillity that the interior architect Susanna Cots has managed to transmit with her new Urban White design.

House Furnishing

Interior and exterior complicity The owners of this home located in the high part of Barcelona wanted a haven of tranquillity and at the same time to be able to enjoy one of the best views of the city. The interior architect Susanna Cots has designed a space in 180 m2 that satisfies both desires, especially with the ingenious visual integration of interior and exterior that creates a unique atmosphere in the common zones.

House Decoration

Floor | Natural oak from Listone Giordano Others | Bathroom coating from Vives, Bissaza, Mutina, Porcelanosa

Furniture | Furniture exclusively designed by Susanna Cots Interior Design Studio Lighting | Lighting from Marset, Artemide, Vibia Accessories | Coach by flexform; furniture by b&b and Cassina; Kitchen systems by Bulthaup; exterior furniture by Bivaq; Textile by Teixidors

The key element that makes this interior-exterior union so special is an outside fireplace outlined by a black frame that encompasses the outside patio and joins it visually to the living room, merging the two spaces through a glass door by Vitrocsa that, fully open, creates a generous common area.

In the living room the designer has placed a diagonal indoor fireplace that acts as the partition with the kitchen, subtly creating the volume of the latter and merging it again with the cabinet that conceals the television screen.

In the living room the designer has placed a diagonal indoor fireplace that acts as the partition with the kitchen, subtly creating the volume of the latter and merging it again with the cabinet that conceals the television screen.

The kitchen, designed along the lines of a laboratory in conjunction with the firm Bulthaup, is a cubicle that both separates and merges the kitchen with the living room through the service zone.

A glass lung in the heart of the dwelling One of the most unique areas of this development is found along the passage, where timber-lined panels with white enamel paintwork recover the essence of the panels with mouldings from the 1950s in a contemporary interpretation.

An outside fireplace made a special interior-exterior union.

They are enlivened by small cubicles that become vases with natural plants that contribute a fresh touch to the space. At the same time the designer has used these panels to conceal various rooms such as the courtesy bathroom — in mosaic tiling by Bisazza — the main suite and children’s rooms. The entrance door to the living room follows the same panel design as the passage except that the recessed mouldings are now executed in iron.

A unique atmosphere satisfied the need that owning a haven of tranquillity in which people can enjoy the best view of the city.

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Modern Loft · Case Study

181

Urban White—Barcelona

Design Agency: Susanna Cots Location: Barcelona, Spain Area: 180 m2

Finding equilibrium in the frenetic pace of the city; extracting the natural light and brilliance from one of the metropolis’ most singular districts; only revealing what you want to show; beating the daily stress hands down: this is the tranquillity that the interior architect Susanna Cots has managed to transmit with her new Urban White design.

House Furnishing

Interior and exterior complicity The owners of this home located in the high part of Barcelona wanted a haven of tranquillity and at the same time to be able to enjoy one of the best views of the city. The interior architect Susanna Cots has designed a space in 180 m2 that satisfies both desires, especially with the ingenious visual integration of interior and exterior that creates a unique atmosphere in the common zones.

House Decoration

Floor | Natural oak from Listone Giordano Others | Bathroom coating from Vives, Bissaza, Mutina, Porcelanosa

Furniture | Furniture exclusively designed by Susanna Cots Interior Design Studio Lighting | Lighting from Marset, Artemide, Vibia Accessories | Coach by flexform; furniture by b&b and Cassina; Kitchen systems by Bulthaup; exterior furniture by Bivaq; Textile by Teixidors

The key element that makes this interior-exterior union so special is an outside fireplace outlined by a black frame that encompasses the outside patio and joins it visually to the living room, merging the two spaces through a glass door by Vitrocsa that, fully open, creates a generous common area.

In the living room the designer has placed a diagonal indoor fireplace that acts as the partition with the kitchen, subtly creating the volume of the latter and merging it again with the cabinet that conceals the television screen.

In the living room the designer has placed a diagonal indoor fireplace that acts as the partition with the kitchen, subtly creating the volume of the latter and merging it again with the cabinet that conceals the television screen.

The kitchen, designed along the lines of a laboratory in conjunction with the firm Bulthaup, is a cubicle that both separates and merges the kitchen with the living room through the service zone.

A glass lung in the heart of the dwelling One of the most unique areas of this development is found along the passage, where timber-lined panels with white enamel paintwork recover the essence of the panels with mouldings from the 1950s in a contemporary interpretation.

An outside fireplace made a special interior-exterior union.

They are enlivened by small cubicles that become vases with natural plants that contribute a fresh touch to the space. At the same time the designer has used these panels to conceal various rooms such as the courtesy bathroom — in mosaic tiling by Bisazza — the main suite and children’s rooms. The entrance door to the living room follows the same panel design as the passage except that the recessed mouldings are now executed in iron.

A unique atmosphere satisfied the need that owning a haven of tranquillity in which people can enjoy the best view of the city.

180

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Modern Loft · Case Study

181

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Modern Loft · Project

197

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Modern Loft · Project

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Modern Loft · Project

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Modern Loft · Project

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Inside the house, the old concrete staircase was removed, making vast space for light to come in the floors. A new staircase, which was made of seemingly floating wooden pieces “sewed” together with white threads, was put up. This allows light from above to come through to the ground floor. Here lie a long kitchen counter and a wavy table surrounding a small garden. This produces movement contrasting with the stillness of the brick walls.

284

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Mix and Match · Case Study

285

Inside the house, the old concrete staircase was removed, making vast space for light to come in the floors. A new staircase, which was made of seemingly floating wooden pieces “sewed” together with white threads, was put up. This allows light from above to come through to the ground floor. Here lie a long kitchen counter and a wavy table surrounding a small garden. This produces movement contrasting with the stillness of the brick walls.

284

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Mix and Match · Case Study

285

Acknowledgements We would like to thank all the designers and companies who made significant contributions to the compilation of this book. Without them, this project would not have been possible. We would also like to thank many others whose names did not appear on the credits, but made specific input and support for the project from beginning to end.

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