{"id":34924,"date":"2017-03-17T16:24:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T16:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/?p=34924"},"modified":"2017-03-20T17:23:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T17:23:35","slug":"26-square-meter-home-london-spheron-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/2017\/03\/17\/26-square-meter-home-london-spheron-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"A 26-square-meter home in London by Spheron Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spheron Architects<\/strong><\/em> furnished a 26-quare-meter room in London<\/strong>, transforming it into a space for an artist to live and work as a hermit. The London-based studio designed this room on the first floor os a Victorian house in Clapham to create the \u201cUrban Hermitage<\/strong>\u201c, the home and studio of the artist.<\/p>\n

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Using\u00a0mirrors,\u00a0wooden cabinets, and white net curtains, the design team\u00a0offer an escape from the busy city. Using simple finishes in the interior, the designers evoke the\u00a0\u201cmelancholy, secluded feel\u201d of religious retreats, including an\u00a0exposed concrete wall and black-stained timber flooring.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u00a0recreates the tranquil and melancholic beauty of a remote monastery in Belgium in a domestic studio flat in London just 26 square meters in size,\u201d said the architects.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe client wanted to find a way to transport the feeling of remoteness to the urban setting, exploring the concept of solitary and monastic seclusion amidst the bustle of London.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At either end of the room, hosting and hiding different functions, are placed large\u00a0storage units. Clad in timber panelling, the first unit opens to reveal a full kitchen and the entrance to a wet room. In the\u00a0wardrobe and storage space is also the bed. Everything is covered in mirrors\u00a0intended to make the room appear larger than it is.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDespite its size, the apartment feels open and spacious due to the use of mirrors and two cleverly designed storage units at either side of the room,\u201d said the team.<\/p>\n

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Net curtains are used to diffuse natural light from the street-facing window. As the only soft material in the room, they\u00a0contrast with the bare, harsh textures elsewhere.\u00a0The only piece of furniture is a small wooden desk and chair, which faces the concrete wall.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI wanted to create a monastic ambiance and to live a life of bucolic solitude within my tiny room,\u201d said the artist who lives in the flat.\u00a0\u201cThe new apartment has allowed me to mentally and physically escape the world outside, where I can now turn away from the banalities of life and focus on doing my creative work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SOURCE: Deezen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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IMAGE CREDITS: Deezen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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