Antonio Corcuera, Aitana Lleonart. The Big Book of Lofts

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D Each of the rooms has been given its own character by way of the

materials used, its layout, and the chosen color schemes.

The elements saved from the original structure, such as the windows and

the old wooden floor, still convey the sensation of being in an old and

charming apartment.

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Photos: © Shania Shegedyn

LOFT IN MELBOURNE

Six Degrees Architects

he almost square shape of this loft needed to be organized to house the

main zones of the house: a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and

lounge/dining room. This versatile space offered multiple possibilities, but

also merited a well-thought design created out to use the space in an

optimal fashion, providing all of the necessary elements and a logical layout.

A very open space was the answer, with very few interruptions. The

doors separating some of the rooms include a mechanism that allows them

to be positioned as close as possible to the wall in an unobtrusive manner.

A large piece of furniture, chosen in order to reduce the number of

separating walls, stretches from the floor to the ceiling and forms part of the

bedroom as well as the bathroom. This element enables certain zones to

enjoy greater intimacy without traditional doors, and is a practical and

original way to create separations with double functions. This original layout

is completed by a fully equipped kitchen that opens into the lounge/

dining room.

The different floor coverings act as a visual separation in each space:

polished cement in the lounge and bedroom, wooden parquet in the

kitchen, and mosaic tiles in the bathroom. The walls also help differentiate

each room and blend together gradually; pure white dominates the lounge,

which combines with a gray mosaic border in the kitchen. In the bathroom,

one of the walls has been covered in stone tiles, finishing in a corner

decorated with white pebbles on the floor, creating a tranquil atmosphere.

The color scheme and materials used result in an elegant, somber, and

serene loft that uses the space and natural light intelligently.

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MELBOURNE

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A large modular unit of cupboards

separates the bedroom from the

bathroom and the kitchen. The structure

also acts as a dividing wall in the absence

of traditional walls.

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D The different floor coverings act as a visual separation in each space:

polished cement in the lounge and bedroom, wooden parquet in the

kitchen, and mosaic tiles in the bathroom.

This versatile space offered multiple possibilities, but also merited a well-

thought design created out to use the space in an optimal fashion.

LOFT IN MELBOURNE

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