bathroom spaces a vision in white penthouse l

bathroom spaces

A Vision in White

Project Data

Project: KOA Apartment Location: Taipei, Taiwan Completion: 2020 Design Firm: Marty Chou Architecture Photography: Kyle Yu Photography This is an atypical home. It is a space that reflects the life of a unique urban family in its current stage. The entire area of 90m² is completely open, with hidden cabinets and a strip of deep-recessed windows surrounded on four sides.

At the center, a 3.5-meter countertop is the anchor of the space, serving as a multifunctional table. The recessed windows receive constant northern-light by day, and transition into private sleeping quarters when closed at night. The sanitary space and its components are a play of geometrical volume and framedview composition. The countertop and furniture, with their abstract appearance, resemble stone slab, woodblock, and clay. The architects treated them as sculptural pieces within the space. There is no definite spatial division within the space.

The owner is a young couple with a young child and a newborn. Their wish was to have a home that is free of the norm, and is defined by their notion of how they wish to live. This is an excerpt of the brief they presented to the architects:

"At this stage of our lives, spaces for sleeping, seating, eating, and sanitary activities can be stripped down to the bare essentials. We wish to have more space for our children to run freely, as well as to have a large table that everyone can gather around to spend time together...

“At this stage of our lives, spaces for sleeping, seating, eating, and sanitary activities can be stripped down to the bare essentials. We wish to have more space for our children to run freely, as well as to have a large table that everyone can gather around to spend time together. If possible, we wish to live in a modern gallery of sorts; simple, calm, and filled with light, in which the spaces are left to the imagination as we fill them with life for the years to come.”

About Marty Chou Architecture Marty Chou received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Toronto, Canada in 2002, and a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University, New York, USA in 2005. Since 2016, he has been teaching architecture design at NTUT in Taipei, Taiwan.

Marty Chou Architecture was founded in 2013, and has since been dedicated to the pursuit of art of clarity and the beauty of simplicity in architecture. Works have been published in an array of international media and have received awards including the 2018 WIN Award, 2020 A’ Design Award, 2017 / 2020 / 2021 TID Award, and 2021 Architizer A+ Award Popular Choice Winner.

For more information, visit www.martychou.com

Penthouse L

Technical sheet

Location: Vienna, Austria Construction completion: 2020 Area of project: 165 m2 living area and 380 m2 terrace area (1.800 sq.ft./4.100sq.ft. ) Project Team: Harald Hatschenberger, Sophie Kessler Client: privat Photographer: Monika Nguyen An exciting interplay of luxurious materials and simple forms is the common thread running through the interior of this penthouse. The design is inspired by the location and characteristics of the approximately 165 m2 living area and 380 m2 terrace area, including an outdoor sauna, whirlpool, and infinity pool. Located on the 9th and 10th floors of a new building, the apartment and its three-sided terrace sail like a yacht above the rooftops of Vienna, and thus also a little aloof.

Many of the custom-made wooden fixtures are perceived as floating – from the dressing room and bedroom with en-suite bathroom, to the boudoir with a luxurious dressing table. Plenty of storage space and many a hidden door have been invisibly built into the wall using laminated walnut. The earthy wood elements form a clear contrast to the floors: shiny bright and largeformat porcelain stoneware (with a marble look) in the representation rooms, and highpile velour in the private rooms. These materials offer subtle nods to the 70s, with backlit mirrors.

The spacious eat-in kitchen also has a ship-like appearance. Behind white high-gloss fronts, its dark walnut interior has been intricately designed, down to the smallest detail.

The central element of the living room is the bioethanol fireplace. Slightly elevated, set in a light marble base, it is backed by a largeformat, dark porcelain stoneware wall with a marble look, which, in addition to the flames, also reflects the material aesthetics of classical modernism. The base is also the first step of the metal staircase to the upper floor, whose filigree strut railing takes on a supporting role and makes the structure appear weightless.

Once again, this project was about distilling a coherent whole from the clients’ many ideas; focusing their vision and guiding them in their decision-making process.

About destilat, Vienna & Linz Destilat was founded in 2008 by Harald Hatschenberger, Thomas Neuber, and Henning Weimer. The company develops architecture, interior design, and furniture design for private and public spaces, for both local and international clients. The trademark of the design studio, headquartered in Vienna and Linz, is a holistic approach with which the designers develop complex concepts.

For more information, visit destilat.at/penthouse-l/

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