In an apartment block from the end of last century 2 maisonettes were united and fully refurbished. The apartments serves a family spread all over the world as their meeting and operational point in Europe. The design transcribes this with a flexible response. On the entrance level the large living area with the square table in front of the open space kitchen is offering a social centre for the family’s activities as well as a conference area for business meetings when the kitchen is being closed off with the large sliding panels. The adjacent room serves as the media- and guest room, but can also be used as an extra study. On the upper level in the 8th floor a private study and relaxation room, a large master bedroom with its own bathroom and sauna as well as the children’s room with a separate bath are placed.
To break the rigor of the given rectangular shaped rooms long benches stretch in front of the windows, altering the direction of the rooms and allowing casual get-together as well as giving further storage space. Appropriate to the multitude of users a focus was laid on flexibly used built-in furniture with few loose furniture being added.
On the entrance level in the 7th floor the colour scheme is completely reduced in favour of the placing of the art collection. The rooms are “white cubes” made from white walls, white lacquered furniture and bright concrete flooring. Whereas the private rooms on the upper level are characterized by the furniture and flooring in whitened oak.
All images by Kahn photodesign, Berlin.