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I think it’s fair to say that most of us would’ve fantasised about living in a Loft at some stage. I certainly have, plenty of times, and occasionally still do (even though I’m not quite sure lofts lend themselves to living with kids, but that’s a story for another day). Regardless of your fantasies and personal preferences, there’s is so much to love about Luscious Lofts – they feel luxurious by virtue of being open and spacious, often full of amazing character which creates the perfect canvas for any interior.
Brick walls, large volumes, skylights, steel windows, exposed ceilings, interesting columns, cool-town stairs and mezzanine levels are just some of the characteristics that come to mind when thinking of a typical loft. Although – as always – today’s curation serves as a reminder that lofts really do come in all shapes and sizes, and don’t always look as “typical” as they might in your minds eye. In today’s roundup, some lofts are epic and larger-than-life, others are bijou and make most of very small spaces; some are airy and full of light, while others are moody and dark but sill manage to feel incredibly comfortable and liveable; some are slick and super modern, others incredibly raw and robust.
So without further ado, I hope you enjoy this Story, and thank you for indulging me in another personal fantasy – Luscious Loft Living. Mmmmm… YUM!
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Images courtesy of Enter The Loft.
The Loft by Enter The Loft // Located in the heart of Amsterdam, The Loft is a periodically recurring conceptual pop-up store organised by Enter The Loft (previously know as The Playing Circle). The creative team love bringing spaces to life by decorating them with their our favourite finds in the field of furniture, arts, accessories and curiosities. Wowzer.
Photography by Claus Brechenmacher.
Loft Apartment in Berlin by Annabell Kutucu // This loft apartment was designed by Berlin-based interior designer and stylist Annabell Kutucu for a musician, including a fully functioning mucis studio. The timeless elegance of timber parquetry floor, lushness of silk rugs and a sophisticated collection of pedigree furniture sits in beautiful contrast with the robust interior shell consisting of painted brick walls and exposed concrete ceilings. Seriously – what’s not to love?
Images © Sadie Snelson Architects. Photography by Rory Gardiner.
Clapton Warehouse Conversion By Sadie Snelson Architects // This living and working space designed by Sadie Snelson is sophisticated, laid back and simply stunning. The architects have used a refined material palette of steel, timber, concrete and pale lime washed walls. Steel is used throughout to differentiate space. Huge existing steel columns break up the large open plan while steel panels encase the mezzanine level above. Steel doors and windows allow light to stream in and are also used internally to accommodate the quieter areas such as the study, bedrooms and bathrooms. I would live here in a heartbeat!
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Images © Luc Roymans Photography.
Loft M By Graux & Baeyens Architects in Kortrijk, Belgium // A former factory on the outskirts of Kortrijk in Belgium was the setting for the new residential brief given to Graux & Baeyens Architects. Today, the site consists of a single vast loft filled with two interlocking curving structures that are stacked on top of one another. The unique nature of this interior can be attributed to it’s complex geometry, the variations of concave and convex lines, cantilevers and double-height ceilings. The original features of the factory building, such as the brick-arched ceiling and the beautiful steel beams and columns aren’t too horrible to look at either. Ten points from me!
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Image courtesy of Oscar Properties.
Lyceum: An Old School Building Converted Into Apartments By Oscar Properties // Oscar Properties, Stockholm-based premium residential developer specialising in heritage buildings, has converted an old school into a series of sensational loft apartments mixing classical elements with minimalist Nordic style. This conversion consists of two separate buildings, previously serving as laboratories and classrooms, now forming LYCEUM as a single entity. P.S. How excellent are these renderings?
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Photography by François Halard, courtesy of t-magazine.
Sam Shahid’s Minimalist Home In Greenwich Village, New York City // Similarly to his celebrated body of work, Sam Shahid’s three-storey home is a triumph in simplicity. High ceilings, abundance of natural light and absence of colour set the scene for his impressive art and photography collection from the likes of Walker Evans and Larry Clark, Lee Friedlander and Warhol. Iconic furniture by Danish designer Poul Kjærholm act as both a functional object and mid-century sculpture, while stacks of prints and books speak of the creative’s 30 years spent in fashion and branding.
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Photography by Francesco Jodice.
Loft onuk Via Savona by Roberto Murgia // This 800 sqm loft designed by Roberto Murgia features a simple but striking black & white aesthetic with deliberate accents of acid green and bold red. I distrinctly recall coming across these images quite some time ago, which gave me the original idea for this post. You could say it’s this loft’s fault you’re having to enjoy the rest of the roundup today.
Images courtesy of The Saint Martins Lofts & Press Office.
19 Greek Street for The Saint Martins Lofts in London // London’s much awaited residential re-development of the iconic Saint Martins School of Art in Charing Cross, announced a unique collaboration with Soho-based design hub 19 Greek Street for the realisation of a display apartment. In keeping with the creative heritage of the building, developers Aquila House Holdings and Noved Property Group commissioned Marc Péridis, director of 19 Greek Street and an alumnus of Central Saint Martins, to style the interiors of one of the apartments, as a showcase for the new residential incarnation of the building.
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Photography by Filip Dujardin.
Loft FOR By Adn Architectures in Brussels, Belgium // Ahhh goodness. The slickness of the folded steel stair is verging on implausible. That thin and that crisp? Really? Alas, you’ll be pleased to know that this loft is real, it’s just been subject to the wizardry of adn Architectures in Brussels. (I know, I know. I thought it was in Japan too.) Dig a little deeper and you realise that the intelligence behind this loft conversion extends beyond an uber-impressive staircase…
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Photography by Fraser Marsden.
Deliciously Curvalicious West Melbourne Loft Apartment By Adrian Amore // This Deliciously Curvalicious West Melbourne loft apartment by Adrian Amore is a knockout. Emphasised by a monochrome white on white palette, the twisting, bending walls take centre-stage. Initially a much more square and conventional space – a former butter factory – the interior took on a dynamic tone when the steel truss that cut through the space was removed. With much more room to play with, Mr Amore embraced the opportunity to create something more curvy and flexible.
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Images courtesy of LINEOFFICE Architecture.
San Francisco Loft By LINEOFFICE Architecture // This converted warehouse space was remodelled by San Francisco based practice LINEOFFICE Architecture. The weightiness of the post and beam structure and the tactile grain of the Douglas Fir were at once seductive for both the client and the architect. With such an exquisitely crafted timber structure, LINEOFFICE were keen to honour the original bones of the space.
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Images via Lissoni Associati. Photography by Joachim Wichmann.
Loft By Lissoni Associati in Monza, Italy // Converted warehouses are a dime a dozen these days, but how’s this for a fascinating case of repurposing? Lissoni Associati have taken an old private theatre and transformed it into a home. The alterations are strictly minimal, allowing the original bones of the theatre to sing with it’s own clear voice. Long slender lines and crisp shadow lines are assembled such that fixings and functions are relentlessly concealed. These new additions travel gracefully though the ornamental arches of the existing structure.
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Images courtesy of Ricardo Bofill. Photography by Richard Powers.
Ricardo Bofill’s Epic Home Within an Old Cement Factory in Spain // There are houses, and then there’s Ricardo Bofill’s house – an abandoned cement factory of epic proportions on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain. A grandiose monument to industrial architecture in the Catalonian town of Sant Just Desvern, La Fabrica is a poetic and personal space that redefines the notion of the conventional home.
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Images courtesy of David Kohn Architects.
Carrer Avinyo Barcelona Apartment by David Kohn Architects // Carrer Avinyó apartment is situated at a major crossroads in Barcelona. Like the Flatiron Building in New York, where Broadway meets the city’s orthogonal grid, the triangular plan of the apartment’s interior registers a similar moment in Barcelona’s historic quarter – Plaça George Orwell. The architects’ first intervention was to strip back the internal partitions to reveal the junction and reconnect living in the apartment to the streets beyond.
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Photography by Manolo Yllera.
Delfin-Postigo House in Madrid // Oh my, I think I’m in love! Would you please just have a look at this house in Madrid? It belongs to David Delfin (fashion designer) and Gorka Posigo (architect turned photographer). There’s no denying that this place and the owners’ art selection is not for the faint hearted. Not to mention the rope hanging above the bed… Ummm, I wander what that’s for? And whether you perceive it as offensive or not, it is quite clear that the owners are really comfortable with who they are and how they like to live, and they make no apologies for it. I applaud them.
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Andrea Falkner Campi’s Home in Italy by Paola Navone // There is so much to love about this beautiful home. It is warm, inviting, uncomplicated, relaxed and full of character. It will come as no surprise that this place was designed by the one and only, my personal design hero Paola Navone, for hotelier Andrea Falkner Campi. In true Navone fashion, this interior oozes style and sophistication, without taking itself too seriously – the overall vibe is playful, natural and vibrant, boasting a monochromatic palette which embraces rustic textures of the original heritage fabric.
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Photography by Joe Fletcher.
Luxury Studio Apartment by Rick Joy in Chelsea, USA // This studio apartment by architect Rick Joy may not be generous in size, but it is certainly not short of grandeur. What the apartment lacks in volume, it makes up for in lush materials, clever detailing and a staunch commitment to good design.
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Photography by Djan Chu.
AP 1211 by Alan Chu // A jumble of wooden boxes provide a compact storage solution in this São Paulo micro apartment by Brazilian architect Alan Chu. “The idea is to use a single element to organise the space of the small apartment with an area of 36 square metres, distributed over two floors,” said Chu.
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Photography by Helenio Barbetta.
Between Time by Gisbert Poeppler // This interior is an elaborate showcase of luxurious fine furnishings, modern and antique design, art and decoration, curated by Gisbert Pöppler and vintage furniture dealer, Erik Hofstetter. Providing exclusive exposure to a hand-picked selection of artists, vintage design pieces and home furnishing producers, Pöppler & Hofstetter transformed the grand showroom of Berlin’s elusive Wallstr. Here design treasures from many eras were brought together across space and time, amid the gorgeously decayed splendour of a 19th century architectural ruin. Dirty Chic Interiors. Love!
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Photography © Martin Tessler.
46 Water Street Heritage Building by Omer Arbel // Located in Vancouver’s historic Gastown district, this loft was created during a complete upgrade and restoration of a heritage building by architect Omer Arbel. The interior loft project is organised around a new courtyard open to above, inserted into the fabric of the space, allowing for an abundance of light into the centre of the very deep plan. All other interior elements are rendered using machined elements, conceived to stand in strong contrast to the rough original framework of the existing shell.
Photography by Jonathan Maloney.
Art Loft Chai Wan by Mass Operations // “The Art Loft” in Chai Wan is Mass Operations’s 2nd loft in Hong Kong. The loft is driven by an intention to generate better spaces than those available in the city’s residential neighborhoods. The owner of the Chai Wan Loft is an art collector; as such his wish was to be able to display his art and book collection while also being able to entertain guests, in a spacious and comfortable setting, with views of the city. A pragmatic layout plan uses a concrete dividing wall to separate the Living and Sleeping areas – the wall is left short of the ceiling allowing for ventilation and light to be shared between the spaces while maintaining privacy.
Photo © Adolf Bereuter.
Haus am Moor by Bernardo Bader Architects, Austria // To rural Austria, where outside the town of Krumbach, Architekt di Bernardo Bader (Bernardo Bader Architects) have put together the arresting timbered ‘Haus Am Moor’. I bet this place smells just delicious – timber walls, timber ceilings, timber everything. A perfect ‘Woodman’s Hall’. Inside, the form of the house-shaped extruded exterior is legible in the living spaces and upstairs bedrooms. Upstairs, the pale timber wraps relentlessly around everything. The design is elemental and pure, and as above I kind of yearn to see a bit of mess in these photos to take it from sylvan prism to beautiful home.
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