In Praise of Loos Apartment

Stockholm, Sweden

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In Praise of Loos Apartment

Stockholm, Sweden

Firm

In Praise of Shadows Arkitektur AB

Type

Residential › Apartment

YEAR

2013

A Stockholm roof top apartment was remade with inspiration from Adolf Loos concept of Raumplan as well as with references to his use of materials, stone, wood and steel.

A tight floor plan was made tighter as the terrace was expanded but through the introduction of diagonal sight lines between the spaces, as well as to the outside. The space was visually enlarged and the surrounding landscape of roofs and sky was brought inside. Especially the window from the steam bath towards the terrace is important in this sense as well as in the sense of blurring the borders between private and the not so private.

The bathroom has been divided in a dry part with walls, roof and cabinets all in walnut veneer (inside and outside) and a wet part all in Portuguese limestone. The floor for the whole home mini spa is of the same stone. The whole section of the narrow space could be used, in the low part for generous stone surfaces in the steam bath and in the dry part through the bringing of wood and storage all the way up to the ceiling. The fixed glass walls between the different parts are mounted with hidden fixtures in order not to interrupt the space.

We have also worked with light to bring inside and outside further together. During the light summer nights the generous glass walls will bring the light inside. During the long and dark winter nights the terrace is lighted with linear light strips in the same manner as the steam bath and the living room. Sliding glass doors with a generous opening connects the living room with the terrace. The floor of the living room of smoked oak has been oiled. The floor of the terrace is of in-situ concrete.

The project was done in collaboration with Stefan Telford

Photos by Mikael Olsson