SUPRBLK turns biscuit baking room into light-filled London condominium

Structure studio SUPRBLK has erected birch plywood pods rather than partitions on this London condominium, which lies inside a former biscuit manufacturing facility.

Set inside the baking room of a former biscuit manufacturing facility in east London, the condominium, which is shortlisted within the 2019 Dezeen Awards, replaces darkish and dated residing quarters that have been created within the constructing again within the 1980s.

Bethnal Inexperienced-based studio SUPRBLK reconfigured the house to extend its ground space from 60 to 77 sq. metres. It additionally labored to revive “present scars”, just like the worn, glazed-brick columns that run alongside the condominium’s entrance elevation.

“We sought to problem the usual system of London residing by emphasising area, pure gentle penetration, quantity and suppleness,” the studio mentioned.

As an alternative of typical partition partitions, rooms are divided by a sequence of “inhabitable pods” that sit simply beneath the ceiling, emphasising the condominium’s lofty inside.

“As an alternative of considering in plan, the challenge is an train in rethinking the phrase ‘wall’ in part by utilising the verticality of the three.5 metre-high ceilings in an creative and playful means,” defined the studio.

“By constructing in an abundance of storage – one thing which is so usually missing in small residential areas – the minimal and light-weight, ethereal feeling inside the area is well achieved.”

Every of the pods is crafted from birch plywood and handled with a light-grey translucent stain, an try by the studio to “remodel the character of an in any other case humble materials into one thing distinct and distinctive.”

Residing areas are delineated by being positioned at various heights within the pods. For instance, the visitor bed room is tucked away above the condominium’s lavatory, permitting guests to have a way of privateness after they come to remain.

The master suite is located down at floor stage.

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A platform above the walk-in-wardrobe gives cupboard space for the inhabitant’s bigger belongings, whereas a bright-yellow staircase with in-built storage containers leads as much as a small examine space, which sits up on a mezzanine stage.

“The utilisation of top inside these pods creates cosy zones that set off recollections of play, like being in a treehouse. It permits one to be each inside and faraway from the encircling,” mentioned the studio.

“The elevated nature of the workplace additionally permits artistic mess to exist with out being seen, which additional helps with the minimal aesthetic.”

Price-effective decor particulars, equivalent to observe lights made from Unistrut – perforated steel rods utilized in building – and outsized rainwater gutters have additionally been dotted all through to create an total minimal and useful aesthetic.

Very similar to SUPRBLK, designer John Pawson used timber volumes to rearrange the interiors of flat on London’s Barbican property. The volumes accommodated a pared-back kitchen and workplace space in order that the inhabitants can decide to do business from home.