Text details provided by architects. Navigating the underlying challenges of a narrow house among other buildings – specific of urban plots with limited frontage and depth – we got the opportunity to change its ground. The goal was to create a place that not only enhances its habit, but also depths the vibrant essence of its owner, beta. A woman full of life, a dedicated yoga businessman, and someone who cherishes the moments to the entertaining friends and family, the dynamic emotional and cultural background of beta became a guide inspiration to this renewal. It was really a rewarding attempt to transform your personality into very clothes in your home.
The surface of the house initially presented several functional and beauty boundaries. The floor consisted of a cold, uninterrupted gray porcelain, visually and binned with tact. The division between the living room and the kitchen/dining area was particularly impractical and lacking integration, strangely separated by a small serving hatch that obstructs the fluid movement and interaction. As a result, the living room felt slow, decreased, and mainly served as a only passage rather than a welcome social hub. While the kitchen had seen a previous renewal, its central placement within the layout contributed to the dense spirit of the ground floor.
To change the experience of the ground -floor fundamentally, to encourage its complete, integrated use, spatial integration paramount design strategy became. A significant intervention included the front ground facade. The first is characteristic of angleed walls and small, restrictive glass windows that limit the connection to natural light and exterior, the mask was opened. The original, insufficient opening was replaced by strategically large, huge window doors. This significant change fulfilled many objectives: it dramatically increases natural light penetration and cross-ventilation throughout the space, and perhaps most importantly, it redefined the relationship with the front yard. Once mainly a functional parking space was converted into a vibrant expansion of the social field, which was blurring the lines between the indoors and outside and allowed the sunlight to flood the space to create a bright and airy atmosphere.
Material options played an important role in define the zone and adding heat and character. In the living room, cold gray porcelain was replaced with natural wooden ceiling flooring. This material change immediately introduced a feeling of warmth, texture and comfort, clearly relaxed and demarcated the social gathering. In contrast, the kitchen and dining area found a distinct identity through the introduction of terracotta hydraulic tiles.
These artisan tiles, with their rich colors and complex patterns, keep the space on the ground, combining a layer of cultural depth and vibrant personality. The pieces of many existing furniture were kept thinking and rearranged within the newly integrated layout, performing a permanent approach and allowing the personal history of beta to be renewed.
A unique, continuous “cabinet” element was designed as an integrated thread, which attaches the living room, kitchen and dining area visually with a wall. This bespoke piece provides many functions originally. In the living room, it acts as a versatile entity that provides space for a TV, the integrated seating space, and putting in sufficiently cold storage for books, nutritious artifacts and art displays.
As it spreads in the kitchen, it changes, integrates countertop space and storage solutions, maintaining a clean, harmonious line. This element not only provides the necessary functionality, but also acts as a strong visual anchor, which guides the eye through the integrated place. An integrated heater fireplace within this element adds a focal point and provides warmth, increases a comfortable environment, especially in the living area.
The result of this project exceeds a simple renovation; It is a true avatar of the customer’s personality and lifestyle. The surface of the house, the primary focus of our intervention, has been successfully disconnected, a range of spaces, a range of spaces in the versatile and invited environment. It is now fully equipped and ready to welcome friends, suit the daily routine of beta, including her yoga practice, and serves as a dynamic background for a life filled with connections and activity.
