Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Inspiration House: Triplex Apartment

I stumbled across these incredible photos this morning while having my coffee and couldn't resist sharing them with you! This is the kind of space I would have designed in design school. I love really modern architecture and sparse interiors.... but it's not really my pick for a space I would personally live in- I'm way to messy and always have some project overtaking the space. I guess I need a huge office/lab to confine my projects.

This triplex apartment was renovated by it's owner/architect. It was an office building and transformed into a living space.

This is the front of the building exterior (center). The architect added another floor and the rooftop terrace.

The front entrance.
What a texture buffet- the flooring, the concrete, the brick!

The minimalist living room.
That sofa looks like one from Ligne Roset. And I love the Noguchi coffee table paired with those gorgeous wooden chairs. Anyone know where I could find those chairs?

Bedroom.
Hello, Bertoia chairs, hiding in the corner. )


I love that the architect created a central box to house the bathroom and closet.

View from the Bathroom.
You can see the stairs and living room in the mirror's reflection. There's a library/small office space adjacent to the bedroom on the left.

Stairs and closet contained in box.
This is near the front entrance pictured at the beginning of the post. I think there are sliding white panels to cover the bathroom, when the closet is open...

Library/Small office
Who can resist mod bookshelves?


The Kitchen
Notice all the built-in cabinets that are barely there.  I stayed at a flat in Paris that had every square inch of wall space covered in these flush white cabinets- TONS of storage and easy on the eyes! The concret counter is incredible too. Notice the classic white saarinen table and chairs under a chrome pendant overlooking the huge windows.
Super cool Rooftop Terrace.
Love.


Hope you enjoyed the eye candy for today! Time to get the day started!


xoxo,

3 comments:

  1. Hey Steph awesome new blog! My gf and I loved your old wanderlusters blog and it actually inspired us to want to do the same. We would love it if we could contact you all every once in a while to try to get advice on things you did and how to plan for such a great trip! If you are interested you can email me at jrworksts@gmail.com. Thanks!

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  2. what a beautiful home! love that flooring in the entry with the brick on the wall! love the textural feel and warmth of the flooring!
    xx
    callie

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  3. Wait... he renovated that BY HIMSELF? It looks terrific - like something that's cut from a home magazine or something. Definitely perfect for a lot of get-togethers or, in your case, for stashing art pieces.

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