We have previously presented bathrooms, a bedroom with a dressing room, and a kitchen and dining room in an apartment designed by Patrycja Suszek-Raczkowska of the Poco Design studio. Today we will take a look at the living area of an apartment in Powiśle district.
Architectural sofa in the living room
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Apartment with a view
Coherent stylistic threads lead from the entrance to the building through the common areas to the interior. The architect's suggestion that the apartment should intermingle with its immediate and distant surroundings produced excellent visual results. Before that, however, the architect faced a really challenging projection of the apartment.
- I love nature, because in it I find peace. And here, for the first time, I experienced the serenity that comes from seeing the city from above. Living with a panoramic view, where you have huge gliding birds at eye level, gives you a sense of detachment from everyday life, from reality. That's why I invited the view spreading behind the large-format windows into the interior. It entered here and settled in, it is an integral component of the arrangement. It is referred to by calm colors and natural materials - emphasizes Patrycja Suszek-Raczkowska.
The designer also made sure that her creation is consistent with the aesthetics of the entire building.
- I always try to set the interior in a broader architectural context. And here, with the facades, foyers and staircases refined in every detail, many stylistic and color threads could lead from the door of the apartment building to the interior of the apartment. This clearly influences the final visual effect, but above all the feeling of harmony I want to provide to the users - explains the architect.
The living room area is defined by a carpet
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Triangular projection
However, an elegant building in a prestigious location posed major challenges, primarily due to the triangular plan of the apartment and the very large number of windows. In this situation, it was difficult to separate the rooms. Even originally, in the developer's proposal, relatively few functions were envisaged in the not inconsiderable area. In the end, the owners even decided to give up one of the bedrooms to increase the comfort of the other rooms. The final result was a sprawling living room with a dining room and kitchen, a master zone (a bedroom with a bathroom and dressing room and access to a small terrace), a guest room, a large bathroom, a toilet and a laundry room on 150 sqm.
The second major challenge was related to the height of the rooms.
- With the space as open as possible, the ceiling seemed to be not high enough. In order to visually raise it, I used some special treatments in the design. Thus, there are doors for the entire height of the room, suspended ceilings only where it was technically necessary, wall panels with vertical slats and illuminated curtains that disappear into the ceiling niches from above - the designer lists.
Another important trick was the use of herringbone on the floor, which perfectly distracts from the complex floor plan of the apartment.
Sculptural lamp
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Rest area filled with non-obvious elements
The boundaries of the lounge zone in the unobvious living room space are softly outlined by a rug handmade from the highest quality art silk and wool. It is almost smooth, so it blends the colors of the interior well. On its background stood an architectural sofa of geometric form, boldly contrasted in form, texture and color with an armchair as if composed of pebbles polished by water. Meanwhile, a sculptural floor lamp stands between the windows.
The armchair resembles pebbles
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Here, entertainment is provided by an elaborate RTV equipment, and ambience is provided by a bio-fireplace incorporated into the wall built-ins covered with quartz sintering (including the fronts of the TV cabinet, which would be virtually impossible with natural stone). The impression throughout the apartment, however, is provided primarily by the myriad lighting fixtures, easy to adjust because they are integrated into the smart home system.
- In addition to the more traditional lamps and lights, the KNX-based network integrates, among other things, the illumination of the ceiling and cabinets and closets. So it allows you to easily achieve a variety of decorative effects and program them in the form of so-called light scenes - says Patrycja Suszek-Raczkowska.
The solution has even been used in bathrooms and toilets.
The lighting is integrated with a smart home system
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