German structure studio Demo Working Group has eliminated all non-structural partitions from this Nineteen Seventies high-rise residence in Cologne, making a utilitarian open-plan inside.
Named Kier after its deal with on Kierberger Straße, the residence is about in a housing block in-built 1972. Earlier than the renovation, wallpaper coated its concrete shell and a myriad of dividing partitions created dim, enclosed rooms.
Now, a structural concrete wall in the course of the ground plan is the one inside wall that is still, though Demo Working Group used a concrete noticed to chop out a doorway and create a direct hyperlink between the dwelling house and the bed room.
“We have been considering how these concrete constructions will be remodeled to allow recent spatial choices,” companion Matthias Hoffmann instructed Dezeen. “The recent opening between the dwelling and the sleeping space redefines the circulation within the residence.”
Uncooked concrete perimeter partitions work along with the remaining central wall to create an industrial-looking backdrop, constant all through all areas of the residence.
“The high-rise constructions of that period are sometimes constructed out of concrete,” the studio stated. “We took off the wallpaper in order that the constructing’s construction with its particular texture and character will be skilled contained in the residence.”
The newly liberated inside advantages from having home windows on two sides, which the designers capitalised on by using translucent, see-through and reflective surfaces all through.
Former inner partitions have been changed with sheets of see-through and frosted glass, permitting delicate to penetrate additional into the house and offering a distinction with the heaviness of the concrete.
This creates a free-flowing ambiance within the house, which nearly features as a studio residence on account of the minimal, see-through divisions between the dwelling house, kitchen, bed room and toilet.
Mirrors and reflective surfaces are utilized to different areas, too. Within the kitchen, cabinets are tucked under a window that casts delicate onto a full-height mirrored backsplash on one facet.
The inexperienced kitchen counter additionally displays delicate and is produced from a heavy-duty plastic, which Demo Working Group says is often reserved for employ in laboratories.
Shiny white tiles line the kitchen and toilet space whereas a built-in storage unit within the dwelling house is clad in sheets of aluminium to degree up the brightness of the inside.
Furnishings comply with a color palette of blues, greens and purples, with the couch and window body within the dwelling space picked out in a deep blue, referencing the accent color discovered all through the broader residence block.
Metallic continues to function within the furnishings and fittings, from the legs of the eating set and bookshelf to a horseshoe-shaped delicate fixture on the bed room ceiling.
Demo Working Group was based in 2019 and works on structure and inside initiatives all through northern Germany.
Different residence interiors which have just lately been featured on Dezeen embody a refurbished artwork deco-style residence in Milan and a flat in Kyiv that options vibrant furnishings and glass bricks.
