For this project,
the client had very specific wants & needs.
The existing queen mattress was to fit low into a custom platform
structure. It needed to accommodate
drawers, shelves, & Bose speakers.
Switches were desired for reading lights & recessed cans in the
ceiling above. An expressive headboard
was also requested. Off the foot of the
bed, lies a corner cabinet & shelf that conceals a rising flat-screen tv.
To accomplish the
functional & aesthetic goals, a wooden blanket concept evolved. An oak structure & shelves are sheathed
by a teak 'blanket' that wraps from one tower around to the other. Each shelving tower was tailored to the two
clients; one taller w/ more closed storage & the other shorter & more
open for display. The platform recedes
on both sides for ease of getting in & out of the bed.
A Dali cork
headboard becomes an accent piece, that along w/ the rich teak/oak combo, both
tie into the heavy timber loft setting.
Speakers are hidden at the top of each tower diffusing stereo sound to
the perimeter. Micro reading lights w/
individual switches allow one person to read, while the other watches tv, or
ultimately sleeps.