The modern architecture of the house was a given. Inside, we introduced oak, travertine, light painted surfaces and subtle curves to make the rooms warmer.
Fireplace and TV wall, flanked by arched niches with shelves and oak veneer cabinets.
01 / The brief
A modern house, warmer interiors.
The contemporary architecture of the house gave us a clean starting point, and we did not want to override it. Inside, we added warmer materials, softer shapes and restrained classical details.
The family asked for a light, orderly and practical home. The priorities were a large kitchen, hidden storage, one shared wall for the fireplace and the TV, and children's rooms that could be adapted later.
What the family asked for
01
A warm, homely interior for the modern building.
02
A large kitchen with a separate back kitchen and hidden storage.
03
Fireplace and TV on one shared wall, with precise technical detailing.
04
A hidden laundry chute between the bathroom and the laundry room.
05
A dedicated space for the upright and robot vacuum cleaners.
06
Children's rooms that remain adaptable in the long term.
The house from the outside.
An angular modern house, a homelier interior.
From the outside, the house has an angular, modern form. The owner wanted the interiors to feel homely, with a little classical elegance, but without too great a contrast between the exterior and the interior. So we kept the classical details restrained and adapted them to the modern building.
02 / Living room, kitchen, dining area
Oak, travertine and a few curves on the ground floor.
Oak, travertine and light painted surfaces form the basis of the shared space. The curved details and framed fronts are used just enough to soften the stricter lines of the house.
Fireplace and TV wall, flanked by arched niches with shelves and oak veneer cabinets.
Oak veneer island with a curved end, travertine worktop and splashback, display cabinets with reeded glass.
A visible kitchen with a back kitchen behind it.
The oak island has a curved end, and the worktop and splashback are travertine. Most of the daily work happens in the back kitchen, so the part visible from the living room stays tidy.
The arched niche in the dining area, with a travertine back panel and oak shelves, and beside it a doorless archway.The arched coat-hook wall in the entrance hall: oak slats in an olive-green frame above a bench with drawers.
03 / Staircase and upper floor
The same materials continue upstairs.
The light surfaces and the wood carry on into the stairwell and the upstairs hallway. We designed understated lighting for the staircase.
Staircase and upstairs hallway.
04 / Bedroom, study, children's rooms
Each room tailored to its own needs.
We designed each room individually, around the needs of the people who use it. The children's rooms are lighter, and the study is deliberately darker.
Nursery
A light, calm nursery.
The light fronts and beige tones give the room a calm base.
Cot and built-in furniture in the nursery.Detail from the nursery.
An olive-green slatted niche, upholstered wall panelling, a built-in wardrobe and open shelves.A ribbed oak slatted wall behind the bed, and beside it a bronze-framed niche with open shelves.
Walls painted in deep blue-green, built-in cabinets with narrow oak shelves and a rounded oak desk.The washbasin in the upstairs bathroom with an arched mirror, travertine top and oak veneer cabinet.
05 / From the construction drawings
From visualisation to buildable detail.
Three examples of how we detailed elements of the visualisations in the construction drawings.
Kitchen island
The curved end and the positions of the sink, the dishwasher and the storage are fixed in the furniture drawing.
Vacuum cleaner niche
The charger for the upright vacuum cleaner goes on the back panel of the cabinet, and the robot vacuum's dock has its own space at the bottom.
Fireplace wall
The fireplace insert, the flue, the heat-protective wall build-up and the position of the TV together determined the design of the wall.
06 / Material selection
Beige, oak, travertine, a little green.
Warm beige surfaces, oak, travertine and bronze details form the basis of the house. Olive green and deep blue-green appear as accents in only a few rooms.
The main built-in furniture combines beige painted fronts with oak veneer, and the wet areas have brushed bronze fittings.
The materials common to the whole house: beige, oak, travertine and bronze.
Living room and kitchen.Children's room.Study.Bedroom.
Furniture frontsPainted MDF
NCS S2005-Y50R, with 50 mm or 15 mm applied frames.
StoneTravertino Navona Bone
Kitchen worktops, splashbacks, top panels and some vanity tops.
Children's roomRehau surfaces
Boxcar Blonde, Mocha Mousse and Olive Detour.
StudyNCS S 8010-B10G
Deep blue-green painted fronts alongside oak and smoked glass.
BathroomRavak Freedom O-Tec
Matt freestanding bath.
FittingsBrushed bronze
Including Hansgrohe Tecturis S and Deante pieces.
07 / Lifestyle images
The rooms in use.
Mood images of the living room, the kitchen, the children's room, the bedroom, the study and the laundry room.
Living room.Behind the visible kitchen, a back kitchen handles most of the daily work.Study.
Children's room.Bedroom in evening light.The laundry chute from the bathroom, concealed behind furniture, ends in the laundry room.
We did not want to rewrite the modern building. Oak, travertine, beige surfaces and a few curves were enough to make the rooms warmer, and the hidden storage keeps everyday life in order.
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