room206

from IFDM Design Issue 2023

North, South, East and West

the other from the entrance, along a path created between two divider elements faced in dark wood, which function as a bookcase and a storage cabinet. The transformation of the space and the surfaces is completed by the flooring in brushed concrete, utilized throughout the apartment, including the bathroom and shower, to generate a sense of visual uniformity.

Location: Prague

Architecture: Markéta Bromová architekti

Custom made concrete kitchen countertop and sinks: Burning Vibe

Concrete floor screed surface: Concrete Group

Metalwork: DEMO Works

Carpentry: Lemberk

Pivot doors: Dorsis

Furnishings, lighting and fittings: Delta Light, ABB, Waterevolution, Maimana, Brother & Duck, Winckelmans, Monobrand, Zangra

Photos: Veronika Raffajová

Just 75 square meters and a traditional subdivision of space, with many rooms and a wall separating the day and night zones, which limited internal circulation and the flow of light and natural ventilation in the whole flat. This was the situation prior to the refurbishment requested by the owner couple. The well-gauged actions of transformation, namely elimination of the wall, stripping the enclosure down to the concrete structure, and the invention of a central nucleus for spatial and functional mediation between the living and bedroom areas, have generated new and improved livability, with different domestic pathways. The nucleus is not a totally closed box inserted at the center of the plan, but a sort of island with raised tatami flooring, built in wood in a reference to the traditional Japanese style. A textile curtain attached to a track makes it possible to conceal or reveal the space behind it, which can become a private oasis of concentration or rest, or an area of expansion to the living area. Natural wood is the second fixed point of this reinterpretation of a small urban domestic space: in the parquet and the long boards cladding the floors, the casements, the paneling and the shelving on the walls, as well as wooden furnishings with essential lines.