Magdalena Keck designs art-filled home at Manhattan’s Four Seasons Residences

December 16, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

New York interior designer Magdalena Keck has used brand-name furnishings and a monochrome palette to create a minimal apartment in Lower Manhattan. The two-bedroom home is located on the 63rd floor of the Four Seasons Private Residences, close to City Hall. Keck’s pared-back interiors for the 1,500-square-foot (139-square-metre) space emphasise its large windows, high ceilings,

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Amber Road uses dark tones to furnish 1906 apartment in Sydney

December 16, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Dark hues are paired with decadent materials in this Sydney apartment, designed by local studio Amber Road to suit a sociable, well-travelled owner. The 1906 apartment is located in Potts Point suburb, within a high-rise residential tower that overlooks the waters of Sydney Harbour. Amber Road opted for a dark colour palette to suit the lifestyle of

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Flat in Black / HEIMA architects

December 14, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

Originally 2-bedroom apartment was converted into a single bedroom flat. The extra space was given to the living room. A complex geometry of living room was simplified by introducing a diagonal wall. This diagonal direction became the main feature of the living room. Floor direction, furniture and lighting are all aligned to the given diagonal angle. The diagonal wall also allowed the wardrobe layout in the bedroom to be more functional – more depth was given to the walk-in wardrobe and less depth was used for a regular wardrobe.

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Downtown Studio / Luís Peixoto

December 11, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

This project consists in the transformation of a small apartment inserted in a building of the XIX century located in the historical center of Porto. Given the small dimension of the space and the customer’s specifications to increase the useful area, the proposal is based on the design of a mezzanine over the central space, taking advantage of the high ceilings characteristic of the constructions of this period. This intermediate floor thus integrates a bedroom, an additional and open space over the living room, and above all private and separate. The lower floor develops into the living and dining room, which also includes the kitchen. The remaining service spaces like the bathroom and storage are concentrated in the surplus area, interior and under the bedroom.