PLAYROOM
Sofa-Bed : Innovation Living Monkey Wall Lamp : Seletti
Toy Cabinet : Joana Aranha Signature ( Lacquered wood structure with handwritten pull-out drawers ) Little Table : Smallable
Little Chairs : Vitra Ceiling Lamp : Catellani & Smith Wallpaper : Cole & Son Curtains : White and Beige Linen
Additional rooms include a guest bedroom as well as an elegantly whimsical children ’ s bedroom and playroom .
Inspired by the owners , a contemporary Swedish style is combined with traditional Portuguese features to harmonise with the home ’ s original architecture , blending the classical and the modern in signature Studio Joana Aranha style . The Riverside Apartment provides the perfect space for the owners to unwind : an ideal space for the family as well as entertaining guests .
“ Being in this house is almost like being on a boat in the middle of the river .”
Q & A
Could you name and describe the area where the house is located ?
The house is located in a new sophisticated residential neighborhood in Lisbon , Portugal . It is a new area with freshly planted gardens , modern cafes and cycle tracks , right in front of the Tagus river .
Could you describe the layout ? ( size in square meters , open plan , number of bedrooms , bathroom etc .)
This is an apartment with about 220 square meters plus an extensive balcony . The house has a long living room with three distinct areas : a living space , a dining area and a TV room . This house also has a master suite with a closet and a bathroom , two bedrooms with a shared bathroom , a toilet , a guest bedroom with bathroom , a kitchen with an area for quick meals and a laundry room .
Were there any special requests from the homeowners , and if so , how did you answer to the requests in the final design ?
In this house , the kitchen is precisely aligned with the entrance door . The clients requested that the kitchen would not be seen as one enters the door , but rather an entrance hall . Therefore , we created a panel that visually continues the wall as an integrated part of the architecture of the house , without having a physical door element . This allowed the creation of a more elegant entrance hall . In addition , this disguised door has a clip that makes it stay closed at all times , preventing the feeling of entering the house and seeing the kitchen right away .
The same is true in the living room . All communication from the living room to the bedrooms is very direct , almost without corridors . For this reason , and to avoid the repetition of a physical door element in such an important wall of the house , we applied to the doors the same language as the rest of the wall ( the Venetian stucco ) with subtle handles . This way , we managed to keep all the communication coherent , elegant and discreet .
In addition to this , the house was highly customized and adapted to this family , their needs and their lifestyle . The house had an outdated layout that did not fit the needs of this family and we completely changed it to make more sense .