Originally a space structured to be entirely for office use, this dull and angular interior was turned into a soft and inspiring home space. With the goal of completely transforming the space’s form and function, architects and designers at SPACEGRAM knew exactly how to grasp that hidden potential hiding within its empty, gray corridors.
The perfect solution was found within form. Eliminating the vacant hallway-of-cubicles feel was the first objective within the renovation process. SPACEGRAM accomplished this by smoothing the sharp angles with curved walls and ceiling details that doubled as storage space—a design to serve multiple purposes.
It was this detail that became the home’s groundbreaking feature and further inspirational guide. As each curve winds around the corner of a room or hallway, it beckons inhabitants to explore and venture into new niches of the space, as opposed to the previous air of privacy and stagnation. The natural light each room receives throughout the day was also an important anchor, creating a concept led by fluidity and freedom of expression.
The raw-sanded birch veneers in white wash softly glow in the sunlight throughout the day, creating geometric shadows as a natural contrast. Inside each cabinet and pull hides darker walnut veneers, further solidifying this contrast and creating intimate details. Contrast, it seems, runs deep throughout this project, both to create visual interest and further represent fluidity.
SPACEGRAM highlights the “stair-like” layout brought to the home’s design. Around the curve of each doorway and hallway lies a separate room with its own potential. The choice to maintain this “stepped geometry” allows each space to be visually connected, while still allowing some amount of each room to be independent from the rest, rather than be closed off by a door or frame.
Another highlight—the built-in shelving design—makes its own statement about the unity of the home’s history and transformation. Art Deco-inspired shapes and colors harmonize with raw aluminum and dark terrazzo, creating a storage space that is both functional and appealing. Such a design is made to store and display memories, history and representation of both new and old.
Not only does this home’s new interior redefine modern design flow, but it also serves as a representation of the fluidity of identity.
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