Open with restraint
The proposal removes two divisions while retaining a return wall that preserves a sense of transition and conceals technical functions.
Design study · Restructuring · Living space
L’Appartement des Matières
Residential · Urban apartment · Design studyThree small rooms become one connected, tactile interior designed for everyday life.- Status
- Design study
- Client
- Residential
- Property type
- Urban apartment
- Services explored
- Interior design · Furniture & styling · Space planning
01 / The starting point
Understanding the space.
Defining how it should work.
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 brief
What the design
needs to achieve.
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 design
- Furniture & styling
- Space planning
03 / The design direction
One design language,
carried throughout.
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
Every detail
has a purpose.
Each choice responds to the brief, connecting space planning, everyday use, lighting 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 / Existing space & proposed design
Compare the starting point
with the proposed scheme.
These CGI visuals form part of a concept study. They compare the existing space with the proposed interior; they are not photographs of a completed project.
06 / The proposed outcome
A space that works better
and feels considered.
The proposal creates a more open, connected interior without reducing it to one anonymous open-plan room. Each area retains its own atmosphere and level of privacy, while changes in material make the layout easy to read from the entrance.
Project status
Design studyAn independent concept study created by KAMILI to show its design process and point of view. It is not a completed commission.Designer’s note
“We wanted openness without the feeling of one large open-plan room. Walnut, the banquette and subtle changes in plaster define each area without the need for walls.”
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