DECO APARTMENT
Refurbishment | Conversion | Interior Design
Typology: Serviced Apartment
Client: Private
Location: Rethymno, Greece
Status: Completed, 2017
Renovation of 1950’s Residence.
The apartment was fully renovated and the design dealt with a limited space. The apartment was converted into two studios. One of the priorities in this renovation was the rearrangement of the interior spaces so as to easily transform into one residence when desired. This was achieved by the use of two double swing doors in the lobby area which can be opened or closed to separate or unify the two studios. The aim was the original features of this 1950’s house to be retained.
Spaces in Deco I&II are in an open arrangement with the bathroom physically separated by a glazed screen divider while is partly visually connected. It is furnished with custom made furniture and fittings. Marble worktops, mosaic floors, polished plaster walls were used or retained to keep the atmosphere of the past, while clearly define the modern additions.
The Deco II apartment utilises darker shades to distinguish from its adjacent.
The objects make reference to the art deco style of the house. The idea of these furniture series is using welded steel rods to create geometric grids for a collection of objects, including the bed, the side tables, the dining table, the bathroom unit but also the balustrade and the doors.
The furniture series were manufactured on site and have been reproduced for purchase.