The House as a Work of One's Own

The house as a personal project

It all started with a feeling, not a finish.

These are two people who spend their days making decisions about image, design, and composition. Accustomed to asking themselves what works, what has intention behind it, and what deserves to stay.

When it came time to design their own home, they did exactly the same thing.

They didn't start with a mood board or a folder full of images. They started by asking themselves how they wanted to live there. And how they wanted someone to feel when they walked through the door.

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The kitchen is where that idea takes shape.
In this apartment, every element has a role, and the kitchen is no exception. It's not the center of the home's social life, it's the space that makes everything else work. Here, appetizers are prepared, drinks are served, and everything is where it needs to be so that the conversation can continue in the living room.
It's the backstage of the house.

A kitchen designed for entertaining: the space that makes everything else work

A kitchen designed for entertaining doesn't need to be the center of attention. It just needs to seamlessly handle everything that happens before, during, and after.

That's why the layout, storage, and materials were considered with the same care as any design decision in the project.

Cherry wood and stainless steel: two materials that complement each other

The combination of cherry wood and steel perfectly encapsulates this approach to design.

The wood brings warmth, texture, and depth. The steel offers precision and balance. Neither tries to dominate the other.

The wood makes the steel feel less cold. The steel prevents the wood from feeling rustic. Each material provides something the other cannot, and that's precisely why they work so well together.

What remains when everyone has left

The apartment knows how to entertain, but perhaps its best moment arrives when everyone has left.

At night, with the dim light. She's reading in the living room. The kitchen in the background, silent.

A space that functions just as well when no one is watching

That is probably the best measure of a good project: that it works just as well during a dinner with friends as it does on a regular Tuesday.

Her home is her best work.