“The top floor has its own organization. The approximately 150m² open-plan space is zoned by “boxes” – the intimate private rooms used as a dressing room, bathrooms, and a guest room (the only “old” room retained from the original house.) A large sliding door divides the upper floor from the master suite and the guest areas with a lounge, inner stairs, a library, and a home office.An outside staircase, placed on a partly demolished oriel, leads up to the top of the new flat roof, where a new terrace is created from timber flooring. The result is a generous residential level that responds to the hillside and provides views of the city.”
Building regulations were met with this glazed box placed on top of the old structure. Contrasting the first floor through mass and transparency, the new upper floor responds to the need to remain in visual contact with the surroundings. The orientation towards natural sunlight helped with designing a black bathroom as glazing opens up the possibilities to enjoy modern architecture and design.
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