Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten refreshes Antwerp attic with pops of yellow

Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten has transformed a darkish and dusty attic in Antwerp right into a dwelling house that options arched portals, curvy furnishings and yellow decor accents.

The attic – which was beforehand simply used for storage – is about inside a younger household’s residence in Kasterlee, a municipality that is 45 minutes drive from central Antwerp.

Native studio Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten was requested to show the attic right into a multi-functional house.

The shoppers wished the house to function a visitor room for guests, and a social space the place the household’s daughters can spend time with their buddies as they grow old.

“The attic can be utilized as a studio, a room to hire, a spot to observe television, rely the celebs, hearken to music, chill with buddies, get carried away on a romantic night time,” Johan Van Staeyen, founding father of the studio, informed Dezeen.

“All the things is offered to sleep, cook dinner, bathe, and hang around.”

Tucked underneath the pitched roof with two sloping partitions, the attic has been divided right into a bed room, lounge and toilet.

A spruce-clad bed room with a round built-in mattress is positioned on the far finish of the house, separated from the lounge by a curved partition clad in white laminated sheet materials.

It is punctuated with three massive U-shaped portals, considered one of which is an entrance and the opposite two are window-like openings. They’ve every been bordered with sunshine-yellow paint.

“Yellow stands for optimism and power,” mentioned Van Staeyen of the color selection. “It makes you extra lively and stimulates psychological exercise.”

The lounge, lit by two skylights, is a brilliant house with white-painted partitions and pale timber flooring.

A bespoke round couch upholstered in powder-grey and ochre material occupies one aspect of the room, whereas a yellow round rug is on the opposite.

The couch will be break up into three components: a curved semi-circular couch, a U-shaped bench seat and a small round ottoman which slots into the centre.

Mirroring the bed room house, U-shaped openings have been reduce into the dwelling space’s rear wall to kind two recesses – one frames a tv and the opposite is used for shelving.

The lavatory is positioned behind the cabinets and a small storage space is behind a door subsequent to it.

The studio has described the general aesthetic of the house as “enjoyable geometry”.

“Curved traces do generate a extra relaxed feeling than straight traces,” mentioned Van Staeyen. “The yin and yang signal, the infinity-sign, the treble clef are good examples of symbols with curved traces.”

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“Animals with spherical heads and ears additionally create a sure attractiveness, allure or loveliness due to their roundness.

“Enjoyable geometry is curve-inspired – it enlarges and softens the house, and offers it a extra welcoming feeling.”

Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten relies in Antwerp’s Markgrave neighbourhood and is led by Johan van Staeyen and Wim Clissen. Latest work consists of the renovation of a townhouse, which the studio up to date with block-colour surfaces and built-in furnishings.

In 2018, the studio additionally reworked a chapel in a medieval cathedral right into a gothic-inspired cafe.

The challenge went on to win the civic and cultural inside of the yr class within the inaugural Dezeen Awards, the place judges praised it for its “easy, playful and intelligent” design.

Pictures is by Jochen Verghote.