Located on the top floor of a relatively new urban residential in Bucharest, the project proposes a simple, conventional layout, tailored to a two-room dwelling.From the outset, the design unfolded from a simple gesture – a step – tracing the subtle difference in level between inside and out. Starting from this “step”, each intervention reveals as its extension, bringing it forward subtly, not as a contrasting element but as an intention quietly taking form, adapting itself to each room and its functional role.
In contrast to the studio’s initial approach – linearity, simplicity, visual continuity – the client, a young graduate with a strong affinity for art, envisioned a less conventional dialogue of materials, shapes, and colors. Thus, among other things, the shades of green, pink, and blue emerge throughout the apartment, sometimes receding, sometimes filling the space, depending on their placement.
In contrast to the studio’s initial approach – linearity, simplicity, visual continuity – the client, a young graduate with a strong affinity for art, envisioned a less conventional dialogue of materials, shapes, and colors. Thus, among other things, the shades of green, pink, and blue emerge throughout the apartment, sometimes receding, sometimes filling the space, depending on their placement.
The essence of the project lies in this precise calibration between form and color, between object and space. From the entrance, the apartment opens towards the living area – a generous space that naturally integrates the dining zone while connecting directly to the kitchen. Conceived as a glazed partition, the passage to the cooking area was deliberately widened to enable transparent and fluid communication between rooms, while still offering the possibility of complete openness. Further on, an intermediate hallway leads to the more private area of the house – the bathroom and bedroom. The bathroom, initially defined by a complex geometry, now unfolds into two „pockets” carefully designed for the shower and washbasin. In this room, the two dominant colors of the interior – green and pink – assert themselves boldly, in contrast with the white walls. The entrance to the wet area, the shower cabin, is framed by a “portal” element that follows the line of pink. The bedroom, placed at the far end of the apartment, becomes the quietest retreat. Wrapped in a warm shade of white, the room is furnished to free its center, with the bed integrated into a wooden platform conceived as a natural extension of the windowsill.
author: Oana Balan
finishes: Zoiss
furniture & metal: atelier CUTOUT, Slender Tree
lights: Demco, Zangra, the Edit
location: Bucharest, RO
year: 2024
surface: 60sqm
client: young adult
photo: Ana Sandu
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