Metre Architects, a design agency recognized for its revolutionary spatial options, has pushed the boundaries of standard design once more with their newest venture entitled Vessel. Positioned in Singapore, this new apartment condo underwent renovations so as to add a loft construction and to tailor the design to the approach to life wants of the younger skilled couple who owns it. The pair requested a loft to be added to the compact 41-square-meter house (approx. 441 sq. ft) with a 4.7-meter-high ceiling (approx. 15-1/2 ft tall) whereas retaining the prevailing ground finishes, kitchen, and toilet for each monetary and sustainability causes.
Upon coming into the apartment, guests are greeted by a linear kitchen working alongside the left facet of the hallway. The loft, which has a decrease soffit peak than the hall, is seen from the entryway creating a way of anticipation and spatial depth from the beginning. The mixing of LED strip lights, alongside the ribbed joinery on the underside of the loft, enhances the general atmosphere of the small front room beneath it and past.
The loft resides above the lounge, which is reached by a intelligent wooden field staircase comprising alternating half steps. The steep angle of the design requires a a lot smaller footprint than a typical staircase. Area underneath the steps was not wasted; Metre Architects added a wall of storage accessed with push-to-open mechanisms that permit the panels to relaxation flush in opposition to the wall with out the necessity for pulls or knobs.
The loft homes the couple’s dwelling workplace alongside one wall with views of the yard out of their double-height wall of home windows on the opposite facet. Amongst the luxurious greenery within the again, the condo has a backyard patio to get pleasure from time open air.
A pair of ground recliners in the lounge are utilized in lieu of a bigger, conventional couch to save lots of on house. The unique wall that divided the lounge from the bed room has been changed with sliding fluted-glass doorways, permitting for a seamless integration (or separation) of the 2 areas as wanted. The textured glass permits pure mild to go via whereas providing the couple privateness after they need it.
The Vessel loft, harking back to the development of a ship, serves because the metaphorical ship that helps the house owners via their present section of life whereas providing the potential for future occupants to embark on their very own journeys inside its partitions.
Pictures by Shiya Artistic Studio.
