The Croften

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The Croften

COSMETIC RENOVATION Whitney Nguyen Le

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COSMETIC RENOVATION

Client Profile

With The Crofton, we wanted to achieve a cohesive look. This would enhance the flow starting from the main entrance doors, into the foyer and lobby area, and leading into the corridors. We updated the interior wall finishes to coordinate well with the architectural parts of the buildings that will not be modified.

Starting with the main lobby, we wanted to make the building look cohesive from the entrance.

We focused on emphasizing the focal point (the fireplace), and this would enhance the flow into the rest of the building.

Following into the corridors, we created the illusion of height by utilizing the vertical lines that border the apartment doorways. To make the narrow corridor appear wider, we minimized the “bowling alley” effect by selecting a carpet that does not have linear visual directions, and shadowed the bulkhead in each apartment entrance with a contrasting carpet.

Materials

Main Entrance:

Doors: Benjamin Moore’s Black Satin 2131-10 (P1) Main lobby fireplace:

Fireplace wainscoting: Benjamin Moore’s Grey Shower 2125-30 (P2)

Fireplace wallpaper above the wainscoting: Koroseal’s Insight in Mineralism (W1)

Area carpet: Patcraft’s Homeroom in Study Hall (C1) For the rest of the lobby:

Wainscoting: Benjamin Moore’s Gull Wing Grey 2134-50 (P3)

Wall Colouring: Benjamin Moore’s Genesis White 2134-70 (P4) Corridors:

Wall colouring: Benjamin Moore’s Genesis White 2134-70 (P4)

Wall trim and entrance frame: Benjamin Moore’s Gull Wing Grey 2134-50 (P3)

Corridor carpet: Patcraft’s Centerline in Crossroad (C2)

Apartment entrance carpet: Patcraft’s Homeroom in Study Hall (C1)

W1

C1

P1

MATERIALS

C2

P2

P3

P4

SITE IMAGES

DIGITAL VISUALIZATIONS

Main Entrance

Residential Corridor

Main Foyer