A tactile Amsterdam condominium and a birch plywood-lined extension characteristic in our newest lookbook, which collects eight loft conversions created for optimum house.
Architects and designers typically open out the room positioned immediately below the roof of a home to create further residing areas or cupboard space.
Whether or not they have been renovations of an present room or conversions of unused attic house, the next loft conversions are united by their considerate use of house.
That is the most recent in our lookbooks collection, which offers visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes basement flats, mid-century properties and textural kitchens.
Amsterdam condominium, the Netherlands, by Agency Architects
Native studio Agency Architects renovated this loft condominium within the De Pijp district of Amsterdam, making a putting horizontal line fashioned of zinc, mirror and brick components.
The road, which runs across the partitions of the loft, was designed to make the condominium look as if it has been “visibly reduce by means of”.
“The whole lot above the cross-section is a brand new interpretation, and all the pieces beneath a mirrored image of the outdated,” mentioned the studio.
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Home for a Sea Canine, Italy, by Dodi Moss
Home for a Sea Canine was designed for a naval engineer who’s used to lengthy durations in confined areas and wished their residence to be as open as attainable.
Contained inside a 300-year-old Geona constructing, the multi-level loft includes a mezzanine flooring, which serves as a mattress deck. Structure studio Dodi Moss slotted a slender lavatory beneath to utilize the excessive ceilings.
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Antwerp attic, Belgium, by Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten
The previously darkish and dusty attic inside this Antwerp residence was transformed right into a multi-functional residing house characterised by vivid yellow accents, arched portals and curvy built-in furnishings.
Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten designed the renovation to function each a visitor room and a zone for the purchasers’ daughters to play and socialise in as they develop up.
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Leaf Home, UK, by Szczepaniak Astridge
Szczepaniak Astridge added a rooftop extension to Leaf Home – a terraced property in south London that’s residence to photographer Edmund Sumner and author Yuki Sumner.
The structure studio designed the house to be uncharacteristically sparse for a loft conversion and positioned a wood bathtub and double mattress subsequent to a floor-to-ceiling window with views of Lettsom Gardens.
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Challenge Escape (to the Roof), UK, by A Small Studio
An uncovered brick wall and a curved rocking chair are one in every of many options inside three loft areas created by A Small Studio for this southeast London residence.
The agency transformed the constructing’s present roof house right into a trio of recent rooms with zinc-clad dormer home windows that provide views of the leafy again backyard.
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R11, Germany, by Pool Leber Architekten
Pool Leber Architekten eliminated the bolstered concrete higher flooring of this Eighties housing block in Munich to make method for 2 lighter cross-laminated timber constructions.
The up to date loft options distinguished wood options on its inside together with partitions, ceilings, flooring and sculptural joinery.
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Brighton home, UK, by Studiotwentysix
Architect Dan Grey and his spouse Isabella, who’re co-owners of Studiotwentysix, renovated their Brighton household residence to incorporate an angled loft extension lined with birch plywood.
The undertaking created an extra 55 sq. metres of residing house, which is accessed through a brand new staircase. A triangular cosy carved into the eaves of the gable finish provides a playful and cosy house for the couple’s two daughters.
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London condominium, UK, by Emil Eve
London apply Emil Eve decked out this Hackney loft extension in a pale pink hue to evoke “a way of calm”.
The renovation created a sanctuary-style bed room that includes slatted panelling with an built-in bedhead and understated storage.
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That is the most recent in our lookbooks collection, which offers visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes basement flats, mid-century properties and textural kitchens.
