The Art of Design Issue 19 2016 | Page 37

37 dsignedby. changed the construction beams that can position of the entrance door to now be seen in the entrance the bedroom in order to make corridor. The beans were enough space for a wardrobe. subsequently painted with They also brought the ceiling mat black paint. The flooring height up to its maximum throughout the apartment was capacity, which in turn revealed redone in solid wood parquet the building’s original wooden that was then varnished. All the water and with the wall colour electrical installations making the apartment were removed and appear larger in terms updated, and dsignedby. of colour and light. also designed a full lighting scheme for the The soft grey tones apartment. dsignedby. of the living room used all available spaces furniture were selected to create hidden closed to be easily matched storage and shelving with bright accent areas – the cabinets are colours. dsignedby.’s matte white to match award-winning Table and slightly blend in T design takes pride of place in the living room. In order to create the space an example of maximising every now designated to the kitchen, aspect of a small space. an entire wall was taken that previously separated the living The worktop is made out of room and old kitchen area. The Corian DuPont, an anti-bacterial, idea behind this was to make the sustainable and long lasting whole ‘living space’ bigger and solid material. The other storage more open, and to enable better cupboa rds in the kitchen were interaction between the two installed very high, up to the full areas. ceiling height almost, to allow for maximum storage space as well The kitchen isle installed by as for easy maintenance. dsignedby. is multi-functional, in that it can be used as a dining All other elements such as table as well as the kitchen the sink and space for kitchen work-top to allow for interaction appliances were considered and between the cook and the guest, incorporated into the bespoke and it is also a storage element – design of the kitchen. The bathroom required a bigger shower area and major renovation. The entire higher ceiling. A full-wall layout was re-created in mirror was also installed order to create a larger, to give the illusion of more more functional space with space.