![In Suspension / NatureHumaine - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5564/c658/e58e/ceeb/8d00/00c1/medium_jpg/PORTADA_TIFF-IN-SUSPENSION-11.jpg?1432667725)
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Architects: NatureHumaine
- Area: 2000 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Adrien Williams
![In Suspension / NatureHumaine - Shelving](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5564/c6e2/e58e/ceeb/8d00/00c5/newsletter/TIFF-IN-SUSPENSION-10.jpg?1432667862)
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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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](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5564/c6b6/e58e/ced2/2f00/00c2/medium_jpg/TIFF-IN-SUSPENSION-7.jpg?1432667821)
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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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](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5564/c756/e58e/ced2/2f00/00ca/medium_jpg/TIFF-IN-SUSPENSION-18.jpg?1432667981)