In Suspension / NatureHumaine

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In Suspension / NatureHumaine - Shelving
© Adrien Williams

Text description provided by the architects. The client wants to transform the last two levels of a building to create living spaces for her two athletically inclined children, who are now grown adults. The primary goal is to create a shared living space in which all utilitarian functions are shared but which still allows each person to have privacy.

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First Floor Plan

The architectural concept consists in removing the floor currently separating the two levels to create a wide-open space in which two large boxes appear to float in mid-air. These suspended boxes, adorned with unfinished plywood panels, each contain a bedroom and a bathroom.

In Suspension / NatureHumaine - Beam, Countertop
© Adrien Williams

This configuration creates three gaps, each being two floors high; the centre gap becomes a physical exercise room with a pair of gymnastics rings. The whole structure is connected lengthwise by a block that is painted black; the block accommodates different services, including stairways, a shower room and part of the kitchen.

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Second Floor Plan

A large island with unfinished wood painted white delineates the kitchen space, with sliding lacquered bookshelves underneath the wooden boxes.

In Suspension / NatureHumaine - Countertop, Beam
© Adrien Williams

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Cite: "In Suspension / NatureHumaine" 27 May 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/635388/in-suspension-naturehumaine> ISSN 0719-8884

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