Open with restraint
The proposal removes two divisions while retaining a return wall that preserves a sense of transition and conceals technical functions.
Spatial study · Restructuring · Living space
L’Appartement des Matières
Residential · Urban apartment · Spatial studyThree small rooms become a fluid, tactile and deeply inhabited interior landscape.- Status
- Spatial study
- Profile
- Residential
- Typology
- Urban apartment
- Fields explored
- Interior architecture · Decoration · Space planning
01 / The starting point
A place to understand.
Uses to question.
A succession of small rooms made the apartment dark and difficult to share. A long corridor consumed valuable floor area, while the dining room was almost never used.
02 / The intention
What the proposal
seeks to resolve.
Transform the heart of the apartment into an open space that supports everyday life, occasional home working and dinners, without becoming one large undifferentiated room.
- Interior architecture
- Decoration
- Space planning
03 / The design direction
An atmosphere conceived
as a continuous thread.
A composition of materials gently defines each function. Walnut anchors the bookcase, clay tones warm the walls and a bouclé banquette creates a sheltered place within the open volume.
04 / The design decisions
Precise choices,
connected to a use.
Every choice responds to the starting point and shows how KAMILI connects layout, use, light and materials.
Create a room within the room
The bespoke banquette defines the dining area without a wall. Its back also absorbs sound and incorporates storage.
Make depth useful
The bookcase accommodates books, a concealed screen and a fold-down desk, allowing one gesture to resolve several uses.
05 / Initial state & proposal
Compare the starting point
with KAMILI’s intention.
These visualisations form part of a spatial study. They develop an initial state and a design proposal; they do not document a completed project.
06 / The intended quality
A clearer response,
in use and atmosphere.
The proposal seeks greater fluidity without creating an empty open plan. Each area retains its own density, light and degree of intimacy, while the materials make the uses legible from the entrance.
Nature of the study
Spatial studyAn independent study developed by KAMILI to present a design process and point of view. It does not document a completed project.Designer’s note
“We wanted openness without the feeling of a single open floor. Walnut, the banquette and subtle changes in plaster make the uses readable without the need for walls.”
Your transformation
Your interior can regain its sense of flow too.
Share the place, its constraints, the estimated construction budget and your timeframe. These details help determine the appropriate scope.
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