Loft apartment

The loft, which is somewhat a house on a house, has four hundred square meters. From the entrance, the interior impresses with a completely clean axial solution. Along the logical axis of the ground floor are the kitchen, living area, and dining room. Three zones of the living space are defined by three large studio windows that ensure a dominant influx of light into the entire area, including the gallery. We wanted to multiply this light as much as possible, emphasizing its penetrations, reflections, and distributing it throughout the entire apartment. Thanks to the subtle, interconnected tones in mild contrast, the light works beautifully. Therefore, we used stained oak for the floors and furniture pieces, although some stainless steel and aluminum surfaces appear, causing interestingly soft reflections. The paintings are in beige-gray and white tones, which are complemented by natural stone on the panel with the staircase. We also used dark stone (Italian marble) in the bathrooms around the bathtub, in the shower area, and on the floor. Together with larger stainless steel surfaces and mirrors, it again creates an interesting lighting atmosphere.
      The study and the main bedroom with a terrace are located in a quiet courtyard facing south. The staircase to the upper floor, which contains a children's room, a guest room, and two bathrooms, follows the basic axis, just as detailed geometric solutions highlight, for instance, the lighting. The dressing room, storage cabinets, and technical room are oriented away from the main living space both upstairs and downstairs and do not disrupt its airiness. One of the main requirements of the client was the use of natural materials (stained oak, glass, stainless steel, sandstone, marble in the bathrooms, stainless steel, leather on seating furniture). Stained oak is used on the floors and furniture, while sandstone has been used in some places for cladding and beautifully corresponds with the white walls. Leather connects all the seating furniture in the apartment. “The client is influenced by life in Canada; he also had an entire truckload of various items, primarily interior accessories, brought here. He wished for large, comfortable, and at the same time heavier seating, which we manufactured along with the entire built-in interior and most of the individual pieces,” says architect Ivana Dombková. By quickly implanting his elements into the apartment, it feels inhabited. The apartment is beautiful during the day when it bathes in light and perhaps even more beautiful in the evening when it has a somewhat mysterious ambiance. The layout of the apartment is based on the principle of direct connections, simple, geometrically precise lines, and sightlines between the various functional zones.