Camilo Apartment | Taller David Dana

Camilo Apartment results in elegance and quality of life, showing the aesthetic and functional possibilities of a space

Description by Taller David Dana

Camilo Apartment is a residential project where the selection of materials and furniture broadens the user’s perception, in which lighting is not a separate element, but implies the spirit of the space. The fundamental and discreet purity of the materials create a neutral atmosphere of dialogue between all its elements.

Perceptible modern notes are created by a mixture of light and translucent elements, the play of these makes the continuity of the materials consistent and rhythmic, attributing elegance, comfort and functionality.

When designing this apartment, the language of a contemporary, detailed and artisan architecture was retaken, which are attributes that compel each design decision that is made to model a space that is full of contextual identity and a language that is current in time.

The design starts from the adequate integration of a functional architectural program capable of creating amazement and emotion by perfectly materializing the concepts of fluidity, visual harmony and comfort. Outsetting the apartment to the surrounding views with wooded elements was an essential directive, as was the desire to concentrate the development of activities in an organized way.
The access introduces us into an elongated vestibule that leads us to the discovery of the spaces; the main area presents us with a dining room for fourteen diners with a design of radial hanging lamps followed by a grand piano that is aligned with a gaming table in the center of the site, and finally there is the living room that leads to a large panoramic window. To add the consistency to the space, natural materials were used, such as walnut wood beams that wrap the spaces into a rhythmic plan and accentuate the atmosphere. Generating a spatial transition with revolving doors that lead us to the family room and study, which houses a floor-to-ceiling bookcase along the side wall.

The selection of floors integrates gray basalt stone, oak engineered wood, carrara marble and porcelain. The lighting concept creates warmth and accentuates materiality through pendant lamps and LED strips.

The terrace defines its own program based on a seating area around a firepit, a dining room and a barbecue; creating a space for contemplation and social interaction. The unique architecture of the private area configures an interior of great formal beauty in the bedrooms conceptualized in wood paneling contrasting with the purity of the white walls. Departamento Camilo results in elegance and quality of life, showing the aesthetic and functional possibilities of a space.

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Design Office: Taller David Dana
Designer: Taller David Dana
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Area: 473 sq m
Project Year: 2018-2020
Photographs: Aldo C. Gracia
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Loft in Moscow | Design Rocks

Design Office: Design Rocks

Design Team: Evgenia Shilova, Ilya Eroshevich 

Area: 105,00 μ2

Location: Moscow, Russia

Photographs: Sergey Krasyuk

Brutal Apartment | KRAUZE Architects

Design Office: KRAUZE Architects

Location: Moscow, Russia

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: KRAUZE Architects

The Observatory Apartment | Urban Soul Project

The apartments are on the fourth floor of an office building in the area of Ladadika, at the heart of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Description by Urban Soul Project:

The apartments are on the fourth floor of an office building in the area of Ladadika, at the heart of Thessaloniki. The floor area was previously divided and used as four separate offices, which are now unified in order to create two independent and self-contained flats. The larger one, at 85 sq.m., includes a living/dinning area with a kitchen, an en-suite bedroom and a guest wc. The smaller one is 35 sq.m. and combines the kitchen with the living area, while it has a separate bedroom and wc.

The interior interacts directly with the complex urban setting outside through the large full-height windows running at the perimeter; this led to the decision of creating large open spaces in clean lines, with materials in neutral colours, all complimenting the surrounding view. The storage space is recessed within the walls so they can blend in the surfaces, the separating elements are perforated to allow views through the space and the lighting is hidden in the ceiling so it creates a uniform and calm atmosphere. The material and colour palette includes timber, metal, terrazzo, marble and synthetic granite in shades of white and black, while the kitchen has elements in green colour.

Design Office: Urban Soul Project

Location: Thessaloniki, Greece

Photographs: Kimberley Powell

Casa A326 | Studio DiDeA

Description by Studio DiDeA:

Studio DiDeA renovated a dwelling at the last floor of an apartment building in Palermo, dating back to the seventies and overlooking Parco della Favorita. The owner a couple wanted an efficient home with generous storage spaces, and also a more contemporary look for the house. The architects following the clients’ desires renovated the apartment with the result of a more airy, bright space with a better distribution. The original plan was the typical for a seventies home: a central corridor giving access to the different rooms. All the internal partitions were demolished. The living area is in the front of the house, the sleeping area at the back and the services contained in blocks. In the living area special attention was paid to natural light flowing from windows on both sides (east and west). After the entrance we are in an open space including the kitchen on the left and living room and dining room on the right. The kitchen can be closed when needed through a smoked glass sliding door. The blocks containing services have been upholstered with wood. The first block hosting a storage closet and the guests bathroom is inserted between the kitchen and the study room; the second block between the study room and the bedroom contains the walk-in closet room and the bathroom. A smoked mirrored glass sliding door divides the day zone from the night zone. Almost all the furnishings have been custom-designed by DiDeA and realized by local artisans. The color palette is declined in shades of beige and brown: the oak parquet covers the floor in the living room and in the bedrooms; the local billiemi marble for the kitchen floor and in some inserts. The wood used in bespoke furniture and wood paneling is tobacco oak. Against this backdrop the white elements used in the kitchen and in the guest bathroom stand out, so does the black studio wall. Neutral resins have been used for service areas such as guests bathroom and laundry room, following simple and minimal lines. Attention to craftsmanship and details is one of the main feature of this house : from the handles of the sliding doors to the wall paneling in the bathroom, to the black slats wall in the studio; all elements designed and tailor-made, which restore material unity and identity to this space. The few furniture elements which are not custom-made are in line with the design choices.

Design Studio: Studio DiDeA

Location: Palermo, Palermo

Project Year: 2018

Area: 140.00 m2

Photographs: Serena Eller

Residence in Dionisos, Greece | Do Designers

Design Office : Do Designers

Design team: Deniz Vassiliades | Ourania Giavi

Area: 250m2

Location: Dionisos, Athens, Greece

Photographs: Dimitris Kleanthis

Family Apt. 5 | RUST Architects

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Design Office: RUST Architects

Size: 85,00 m2

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

Completed: 2016
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Apartment in Tel Aviv | Aviram & Kushmirski Architects


Description by Aviram & Kushmirski Architects

Planning: The space is divided up to provide maximum openness inside and in terms of its connections with the outside. The different living areas in the public space and their functionalities are clearly defined, with complete separation from the private areas.

Configuration: Linear geometric in the modularizations, the materials and the different ways they are presented, based on careful consideration and their emphasis using light and shade.

Materials: Only natural materials emphasizing the strengths of the natural materials used. 

Composition: The integration of a number of elements with presence in the space, designed with specific emphasis on precise, clean form, creating a synergetic, harmonious composition.

Concept: The design concept is based on the reciprocal relationship between chic and casual. It is stylish, but not formal; sophisticated but not feigned; intelligent but not pretentious; creative, innovative and free of time dependent fashion.

Design Office:  Aviram & Kushmirski Architects

Area: 150.00 m2

Project Year: 2017

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

Photographs: Aviram & Kushmirski Architects




Pascĕre Ciboteca | ZDA – Zupelli Design Arquitettura

 


Description by ZDA – Zupelli Design Arquitettura:

Located in the ‘Isola’ district, in Milan, the ” Pascĕre – Ciboteca”, is a contemporary local with a impressive design, able to offer its customers versatile experience, from early morning until late in the evening. Not only a café for breakfast and afternoon break, but also a restaurant and a cocktail bar.

The project concept was created to co-exist different services in one place.
Starting from the large area of the project, we have defined three interior volumes: a service block, for staff and the public; a central block, designed to hold the most of the services of the resturant, including a kitchen; and a glass element that contains a small urban garden, able to attract the attention of customers and offer new points of view on the city.

The interior spaces are born in ‘negative’ and through subtraction define different areas: the bar area illuminated by large windows, the sofas area at the entrance, smaller than the first, directly overlooking the indoor garden and the restaurant area, structured in a “fast and slow food” zone.

Even the floors are designed to create dialogue between different environments, with an original pavement mix. white and black cement tiles with a geometric textures, are arranged like a carpet on an aged dark wooden floor, while in theindoor garden was chosen the raw concrete.

To uniform the areas we chose a light color for the walls, in contrast with a very darker furniture, interrupted by the color chosen for the ‘boiserie’ and the green plants placed all over the local. In fact, the whole environment is based on the mood of the ‘urban forest’: the indoor garden, the tables designed for the restaurant and the vertical wall, enrich every area and create a unique atmosphere.

The result is a sophisticated environment where each element works to a balanced overview. In a mix of wood, iron and vegetation, light and dark colors, intense and soft lighting, once again we define our idea of a metropolitan local.


Design Office : ZDA – Zupelli Design Arquitettura

Location: Quartiere Isola, Milano, Italy

Project Year: 2017

Area: 400.0 sq.m.


 

Loft in a Marmalade Factory | Loft Kolasinski

 


Description by Loft Kolasinski:

Our project was done in a former warehouse of a marmalade factory, which operated before World War II in Szczecin (Poland). The project involved reconstruction of one of the open spaces for an apartment divided into 4 rooms (living room with a kitchenette, bedroom, office, bathroom). In the most part of the loft we preserved historic, wooden floors that have been restored. All the kitchen furniture were designed and built by Loft Kolasiński. Countertops were made of white marble and kitchen furniture of plywood. The rest of the furnishing is vintage furniture and lamps from the 50s and 60s from Denmark, the Czech Republic, Poland and the Netherlands. The furniture have been renovated by Loft Kolasiński. For decoration we used a polish rug from the 30s.


Design Office: Loft Kolasinski

Location: Szczecin, Poland

Area: 80,0 sq. m.

Furniture production : Zbigniew Dzitkowski

Photographs: Karolina Bąk


Voltaire | SABO project

 

Description by SABO project:

The apartment is located in a 1920’s industrial building of Paris’ 11ᵗʰ arrondissement. The initial space of square proportions is stripped down to raw concrete. The sole addition of a central island is enough to define a variety of spaces, entrance, main living space, dressing, horizontal and vertical circulations, without the need for any wall or partition. The rough ceiling runs continuously throughout the apartment while a looping circulation establishes a subtle gradation between the main space and the more private areas. The island cladding consists of 40 aluminum sheets that are custom punched, folded, anodized and mounted on a metal structure. The manipulation of perforated shutters provides the potential for many light and privacy scenarios.


Design Office: SABO Project

Location: Paris, France

Area: 81.0 sq. m.

Photographs: Alexandre Delaunay


 

Camping@Home | Ganna Design

The renovated Camping@Home is located in Mucha, Taipei, Taiwan.

It was designed by Ganna design.

Description by Ganna Design (Eunice Wang):

The greenery outside the window and the antique collection owned by the house owner generate the concept of the overall design. Based on the lighting condition and in accordance with the family’s lifestyle, the layout of the house is redesigned. Bedrooms and bathrooms are put in the back of the house. The larger front area is reserved for the common areas. The partition with a sliding wall separates the common area and the bedrooms. Besides, it is multifunctional: one side faces the bedroom can be used as a wardrobe and the other side faces the living room is a bookcase. Not only does the partition cabinet retains plenty of natural light for inner house, but also creates a coherent moving line between common areas and private areas.

A large dining table anchors the center of this house. Beside the kitchen, a kitchen island is used as a bar, a place to taste tea or a table for reading. In one conversation, the houses owners mention that they like go camping in their leisure time. Therefore, we set up an iron shelf on top of the dining table, so the house owner can hang their oil lamps collection or put some houseplants on it. The iron pieces help to extend the visual feeling, making a fun of tenting. The hostess likes Japanese tea ceremony and flowers, so we choose wooden flooring and veneer to make her home more close to natural.

Bedroom design continues the simple elegance of the public space, with white color motif, and is assisted with classic wooden cabinet space to strengthen its style. The two sets of the bathroom are planned in the middle to make the traffic line more smoothly. On the left side of the restaurant is a washitsu (Japanese style room), which can be used as a guest room. We think comfort is an attitude towards life. Surrounded by green and tranquility, the family enjoys the great comfort every day. Even in this bustling city, they can feel like camping at home.


Design Office:Ganna design
Main designers:Shin-Jie Lin林仕杰. Ting-Liang Chen陳婷亮

Location:Mucha, Taipei, Taiwan

Area: 105.8 sq. m.

Project Year:2015 – 2016

Photographs: Siew Shien Sam /MWphotoinc


 

Apartment GEM | Agence Hivoa

 

 


Design Office: Agence Hivoa

Location: Biarritz, France

Area: 82.0 sq.m.

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Miguel Ramos


 

Two level floor Apartment | Studio Interjero Architektura + Architect Indre Sunklodiene

 


Design Studio: Studio Interjero Architektura + Architect Indre Sunklodiene

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania

Photographs: Leonas Garbacauskas


 

RS Apartment | Studio 1408

Description by Studio 1408:

This project represents an experiment of materiality: Antithetic Juxtaposition of metal and wood, with the debut of a new finish in the local design language – Bluesteel. Metal sheets are heated and tempered in special industrial ovens. Reaching the temperature of 200 degrees Celsius, steel starts to progressively change its color in shades of yellow and red, then around 300 degrees it catches purple, blue tones. This technique is used by watch makers for tempering watch parts, giving them this beautiful, intense blue tint.

Wood and metal, opposites by tactile and visual perception, can actually match as a state: both are used here as rough, unfinished materials. This antithetical visual assembling reveals a pleasant, industrial scenery which is well-balanced by the gray shades.

From a functional point of view, the planimetry has been modified to suit the clients day-to-day needs, eliminating unjustified parietal obstacles. Thus, the space has been reconfigured to a more “plan libre” type and through it, also the way in which the habitation activities interact with one another; by this we improved the quality of living in these spaces.

In the same conceptual language, we have created scenographies that prevail throughout the transitioning of the spaces. The frames / perspective views form sequential compositions via collages of materials and volumes. These sequences appear gradually throughout the day, by cycling from daytime – exposing the compositions to natural, organic daylight – all the way to nightime – presenting the true compositional scene of the soft artificial lighting.


Design Studio: Studio 1408

Location: Bucarest, Romania

Photographs: Cosmin Dragomir