This Oriental-style Warehouse Loft project was completed in San Francisco in 2010. Designed by Architecture and Interior Design firm, Edmonds + Lee Architects, the loft is a renovation of an existing apartment.
"In order to maximize the spatial experience of the loft, traditional notions of domestic privacy were abandoned in favor of open and transparent relationships. Opaque guardrails at the sleeping mezzanine were replaced with frameless glass guardrails in order to provide a direct visual connection to the living room below. A large over-sized sheet of transparent glass further eliminates privacy in the master bathroom by allowing views into and out of the bathroom to the rest of the loft beyond.
In contrast to the existing heavy-timber and rusticated brick structural shell which are left exposed, sleek new interior finishes were replaced throughout including wall and floor finishes, kitchen and bathroom millwork and a new steel cantilever stair that connects the living areas on the ground floor with the sleeping areas on the mezzanine."
On entering the loft, there is a double height living room followed by the dining room and open kitchen area. Edmonds + Lee hid lights behind the cabinets and other attachments to add a glow and a sense of depth. To break up the fluidity of the space, an existing oak staircase was replaced by a thin steel staircase that leads to the bedroom and bathroom. Next to the bed is a sheet of tinted black glass that separates the bedroom from the bathroom. When the resident flicks a switch, the black glass fades to reveal the shower.
"From the vantage point of the otherwise windowless bathroom, the magic wall eliminates claustrophobia by opening up a view that extends all the way out to the weathered brick of the building's courtyard wall. The sight line passes through not one, not two, but three layers of glass: the shower enclosure, the upstairs balustrade, and the loft's exterior windows. Taking a shower is like standing in a kind of kaleidoscope of reflections and refractions." - InteriorDesign.net
There is also a downstairs bathroom which was too small to add a normal bath, therefore Edmonds + Lee installed a customised Japanese cedar tub with the tub filler attatched to the ceiling for a minimalist effect.
Source: Edmonds + Lee Architecture | Photography: Bruce Damonte
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