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Double Level Luxury Living
Double Level Luxury Living
Sliema, Malta
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Double Level Luxury Living
Sliema, Malta
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2010
This one-bedroomed duplex penthouse was designed as a bachelor pad, on a narrow plot between two existing properties. What it lacked in size it achieves through the modulation of space.August Schmarsow was perhaps the first to talk about “Raumkunst” – the art of Space. How was it done in a small interior? Space did not need to be tightly contained in rooms within the property. The articulated spaces project into the main space and their interior becomes porous. Space flows continuously from one function to another, and so does the user. This attention to space shifts the focus from the solid building that needs to be constructed, to the void that can be filled with activities.
It was designed around the needs and activities of the user/owner. The sequence of spaces, the allocated volumes, the proportions of the spaces, down to the details of materials, textures and focal points reflect the owner’s personality, character, lifestyle and frame of mind.
The place was designed as his ideal pad, complete with all gadgets one would expect: a well-sized living room, projector, sound system throughout, BBQ area, various terraces for entertaining, and an open flow of spaces.Hints of a very personalised design are reflected throughout: a quote to live by, the abstracted chandelier in the back terrace void, the ‘memory niche’, the maximisation and organisation of storage space to create a relaxation pad, free from clutter but enhanced with one-off items strategically placed to give interest to any viewpoint, rather than a reductionist minimalism.
The use of contrasting textures, materials, colours and styling, for example using rawness vs elaborate, the rough vs smooth, dark vs light, was used to trigger an internal conflict / attraction between the raw and the refined part of the personality, present in each one of us. Certain textures and materials, if used in their correct location and in the right proportions, can in fact trigger off diverse emotions to the user of a space. By introducing texture, the user feels closer to the building, and therefore more comfortable. Guests rub their palm against walls to feel the texture – that for me is a demonstration of interaction success. For small interiors surfaces and volumes are perceived at closer proximity and the sensory interaction is more likely and frequent.
Natural light and ventilation was one of the leading design factors. Natural daylight brings a sense of well-being. This has most effect on raw materials, as their full splendour usually only comes out in sunshine. Each area is cross-ventilated, with the double height space providing for a flow of warm air upwards, which can be eliminated through a raised cross-ventilated section of the ceiling. All the external building envelope is insulated [walls, roof, apertures, floors]; in the case of walls for both heat and sound.
Artificial lighting provides for a myriad of possible mood effects, ideal for various backdrop settings depending on the activity.
The projector projects onto the only large white wall of the property, such that the projection can be seen from both levels of the duplex.
PROJECT TEAM:
Perit Daniel Scerri
OTHER CREDITS:
Structural design: Perit Ivan Buttigieg
Photos: Therese Debono, Elisa von Brockdorff, Tonio Lombardi
It was designed around the needs and activities of the user/owner. The sequence of spaces, the allocated volumes, the proportions of the spaces, down to the details of materials, textures and focal points reflect the owner’s personality, character, lifestyle and frame of mind.
The place was designed as his ideal pad, complete with all gadgets one would expect: a well-sized living room, projector, sound system throughout, BBQ area, various terraces for entertaining, and an open flow of spaces.Hints of a very personalised design are reflected throughout: a quote to live by, the abstracted chandelier in the back terrace void, the ‘memory niche’, the maximisation and organisation of storage space to create a relaxation pad, free from clutter but enhanced with one-off items strategically placed to give interest to any viewpoint, rather than a reductionist minimalism.
The use of contrasting textures, materials, colours and styling, for example using rawness vs elaborate, the rough vs smooth, dark vs light, was used to trigger an internal conflict / attraction between the raw and the refined part of the personality, present in each one of us. Certain textures and materials, if used in their correct location and in the right proportions, can in fact trigger off diverse emotions to the user of a space. By introducing texture, the user feels closer to the building, and therefore more comfortable. Guests rub their palm against walls to feel the texture – that for me is a demonstration of interaction success. For small interiors surfaces and volumes are perceived at closer proximity and the sensory interaction is more likely and frequent.
Natural light and ventilation was one of the leading design factors. Natural daylight brings a sense of well-being. This has most effect on raw materials, as their full splendour usually only comes out in sunshine. Each area is cross-ventilated, with the double height space providing for a flow of warm air upwards, which can be eliminated through a raised cross-ventilated section of the ceiling. All the external building envelope is insulated [walls, roof, apertures, floors]; in the case of walls for both heat and sound.
Artificial lighting provides for a myriad of possible mood effects, ideal for various backdrop settings depending on the activity.
The projector projects onto the only large white wall of the property, such that the projection can be seen from both levels of the duplex.
PROJECT TEAM:
Perit Daniel Scerri
OTHER CREDITS:
Structural design: Perit Ivan Buttigieg
Photos: Therese Debono, Elisa von Brockdorff, Tonio Lombardi
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