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D On the upper level, the bedrooms and bathrooms have even lower
sloped ceilings, with small windows and openings that give natural light.
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Photos: © Paul Rivera/Archplic.
LOFT EGG
A. Ruano, P. N. Ledoux/Plain Space
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he construction of this loft required the remodeling of the floor of an
old commercial and office building located in downtown Manhattan. In
this case the conversion was for the home of a young couple and their son.
The previous layout contained very small spaces with low ceilings, which
reduced the amount of natural light. The solution was to position all of the
installations around the edges to create bigger spaces and increase the
height of the ceilings. The new layout enables the different spaces to blend
in harmony, as well as offering the chance to separate them when more
intimacy is desired, thanks to mobile panels that are camouflaged and
intergrates with the rest of the structure. The use of translucent materials
and colors enables the natural light to fill the whole apartment. As the view
from the windows of the lounge/dining room was of an unattractive
adjacent wall, translucent glass panels were installed that allowed light flow
and also reduced the noise from the bedrooms.
The owners were interested in adapting a space that would be practically
isolated from the rest of the loft in order to create an intimate area, as well
as serving as a space for unexpected guests. Thus large, automatic,
double-skinned doors were chosen that open and close the kitchen and
library. The private area also needs to be concealed from the rest of the
house if desired. Therefore an egglike structure was chosen. When the large,
swinging doors of the egg close, the bedrooms are closed off from the rest
of the house when they open, they are once again integrated into one space.
Although the interior decoration is somber, the original elliptical volume that
houses a small TV room and the colored lights bring an original touch.
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The lounge can be isolated from the rest
of the dwelling thanks to the automatic
doors that, when closed, respect the privacy of
the bedrooms.
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The kitchen, with its modern lines, is fully equipped and decorated in
steel with wooden floors painted white. On the other side of the work
surface, the long bar with stools is ideal for a quick snack or as an
improvised workplace. This space can disappear from view thanks to the
sliding panels that double back and become camouflaged with the ceiling.
The translucent material allows the light to flow indirectly into the lounge.
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Q' When the large, swinging doors of the egg structure close, the bed-
rooms are closed off from the rest of the house; when they open, they are
once again integrated into one space.
The use of translucent materials and colors enables the natural light to fill
the whole apartment.
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