Retrieving the apartment he grew up in, our client commissioned us to reshape the flat so he would feel like being in a
totally different place once he would move-in with his wife and two kids.
The South wing of the flat (previously the living room and the study) is dedicated to the children with a playground, two
bedrooms, a bathroom and a toilet. The doors to the rooms are concealed within a wooden partition wall integrating a
two way mirror giving light to the bathroom and views toward the courtyard and the kids playground while preserving the
privacy within the bathroom.
The old corridor dedicated to the servants in the old days is turned into a white lacquered three dimensional steel grid
structure resembling a climbing frame. The depth of the structure allows access from multiple directions to the library
and kitchen it receives, offering an endless variety of uses.
Wooden shelves and cabinets are randomly inserted within the grid combining seating areas, storage, book-shelves, …
On the kitchen side the grid integrates a mobile work-top allowing the whole family to prepare diner together.
In the near future, once the adjacent studio will take part of the apartment the L shaped apartment will become a U
shaped apartment with a private suite for the parents.