MP3 HOUSE

Michael Rojkind & Simon Hamui

MP3 HOUSE

This apartment is home to a young unmarried actor who influenced the creation of this dynamic and sensual space. The objective was to obtain maximum light and clarity to liberate and enlarge the space. The layout of the rooms was fairly straightforward, since there were two and a half floors of available space. Beveled glass was fitted to separate the space dramatically. In this way the space flows through the different levels and enables them to be visually connected.

On the first floor the lounge, kitchen, and dining room are housed, divided by a subtle split level of five steps. The living room is in the lowest part, complete with a comfortable corner sofa that overlooks the outdoor patio and a guest bathroom. The stairs, at the same level as the main door and joined to the wall, lead to the upper floors; there is also a pane of beveled glass that partially conceals the dining room, with its original and modern furniture. The kitchen is situated behind a glass panel, again
beveled, and consists of a spacious area that combines dark-colored wood with white decor.

The first floor has been reserved for the most private rooms. A small lounge, visible from the lower floor, is at the head of the bedroom zone, a column in the middle—serving as a separation—on which a flat-screen TV is suspended. The column rotates and thus the TV can also be watched from bed. The private bathroom is accessed from the bedroom. Finally, staircase leads up to the top floor, which is made completely from glass. The furnishings and features are all natural and elegant, and include tropical wood and the limestone floor. Another element of the project includes two works of art by Stefan Bruggemann. One of them is Program, a reinterpretation of the end of a transmission on a TV screen, which reminds the owner on arriving home that there is no need to keep acting: the show is over.

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As it is a single person's apartment, the private zone differs from the r'cal, rather reserved character of this kind of room. In this case a large :~e was designed in which the bedroom and small lounge are housed gether on the upper floor. In order to subtly define each space, an g'nal and practical solution was chosen: the introduction of a simple ^Tin that holds a plasma screen that can be adjusted so the TV can be s.-.ed either from the bed or from the sofa.
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The kitchen is situated on the same level as the main door, subtly separated from the lounge by a glass panel, behind which is a table for six diners. The cupboards and sink have been positioned along one of the kitchen walls, with dispensers in the top part made of acid-treated glass. A small island on the opposite side complements the kitchen's functions with the cooktops, the oven, and other practical elements.