An all-lilac kitchen and shiny geometric storage options function on this vibrant Stockholm residence renovation by native studio Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor.
The 2-bedroom residence, which is housed inside a Eighties prefabricated concrete constructing in southern Stockholm, was reworked by the structure studio for a household with four-year-old twins.
As a part of the renovation, Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor created a lot of space-saving storage options. For instance, the unique ground plan featured an enclosed space for storing in the midst of the residence.
The studio transformed this right into a trio of smaller storage models for the lounge, the kitchen and the pantry. This was achieved by lowering the dimensions of the hallway however sustaining a hall to the open-plan lounge and residential workplace.
“The unique ground plan was sturdy and fairly deep, with a load-bearing wall separating the lounge and bedrooms into two halves,” studio co-founder Jesper Westblom informed Dezeen.
“We did not wish to shut off the areas by making tiny enclosed rooms, however fairly make gentle additions. The intention was to make use of small changes to make the rooms extra outlined spatially.”
A palette of hues created from a mixture of the three major colors – crimson, blue and yellow – options all through the house, with the colors offset by white-painted flooring.
Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor additionally selected a mixture of pine wooden and crimson medium-density fibreboard to create bespoke joinery and furnishings.
The kitchen was completed in a floor-to-ceiling shade of bluey lilac that additionally characterises a built-in geometric bench subsequent to the eating desk and a tall cabinet hid behind a “secret door”.
A big bookshelf divider adorned with organically formed vases creates a partition between the open-plan lounge and workplace space, with a burnt-orange shelving system offering further storage.
The workplace space will also be cordoned off with a curtain to create further peace and quiet.
The structure studio’s Elephant sideboard – a chunky blue desk that owes its title to its sturdiness and color – was additionally included within the residing house.
The household’s twins share one bed room, which could be entered by means of two tall and slender doorways, including a playful contact to the residence.
Small home windows have been additionally added above these doorways to extend the pure gentle within the residence.
Contained in the twins’ bed room is a sleeping zone and a play space, that are separated by a low wall to create a transparent delineation between the 2 areas.
“One of many largest – and most enjoyable – challenges was to make each single house helpful and efficient and make room for each play and restoration,” mirrored Westblom.
Westblom and Robin Krasse based their eponymous Stockholm-based studio in January 2021.
The agency beforehand accomplished the interiors for a neighborhood hair salon, which takes cues from architect Carlo Scarpa’s geometric designs and the muted colors of Nineteen Twenties swimming baths.
The pictures is by Jesper Westblom.
