The project unfolds the transformation of a 35 sqm apartment - located in an early 20th century building in Cluj -Napoca - in 2 studio apartments. Due to the so-called successive modernization interventions, the project ambition has become the spatial and functional optimization through bespoke pieces of furniture. Two custom-made steel loft beds each covers an area dedicated to the kitchen. The latter is adapted to the dimensions of each room. In the generous one, an island kitchen - covered in ceramic tiles - is configured, surrounded by a storage area and a study. The loft bed ladder connects and supports the desk and bench which becomes the first step of the ladder. In the less generous room, the kitchen furniture is defined by a birch veneer backsplash and a ceramic tiles countertop. The loft bed ladder supports, with the help of the wardrobe, the bench. A set of MaNoOtTa take on the roles for which they were created - coffee/tea tables and stools - being able to serve several functional scenarios with help from their accessories - cork pillows and trays. The materials, textures, colors, details and formal language unite, but at the same time differentiate the two studio apartments united by a small vestibule with 4 filomuro doors covered, for both acoustic and aesthetic reasons, in cork tiles. The result is a cork ‘punch’ that packs some cool white door handles announcing the structure of the tiny, soon to be available for rent, apartment: two studios with loft beds sharing a bathroom.
Design Team: Paul-Mihai Moldovan, Anamaria Moldovan, Diana Canta, Daniela Elena Vieru, Adriana Paula Panturu, Diana Pruteanu
Collaborator[s]: Florin Magda, AM+PM, Furnimobile, Mobimpex, Robert Denes, Alin Mija, SuperTechMaterials
Design Year: 2021-2023
Status: completed
Execution | Completion Year: 2023
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Gross area: cca. 35 sqm
Text: ateliercetrei
Photographer[s]: YWP - Your work in pictures