With the aim of changing the use and reactivating vacant properties that were previously occupied by a foreign language school, the interior design study of a floor within a typical apartment building in the center of Larissa was undertaken.
The consolidation of individual properties led to the creation of two urban micro-apartments based on the concept of concentrating key domestic functions within and around a colored multifunctional furniture structure.
In this particular micro-apartment, the main design decisions were driven by the pursuit of spatial permeability throughout the new dwelling. As a result, all functional zones were organized around a multifunctional furniture structure positioned along the central axis of the apartment and extending through its entire length. The more private functions are located behind the colored structure, while the living area faces the blue composition of the multifunctional furniture element, which stretches from one façade to the other.
Materiality and color choices were intended to emphasize the multifunctional furniture structure as the primary element in the spatial unfolding of the program. The living area is characterized by compositional simplicity, the concealed functions reflected by the furniture structure within the open-plan space, and the chromatic contrasts established between the two linear joinery compositions. In the sanitary spaces, monochromatic surfaces of polished cement plaster dominate, together with the blue furniture element where it comes into contact with them.
Through these design gestures, the project seeks to balance the user's psychology and behavior between curiosity and discovery, introspection and extroversion.