To preserve the rough 'downtown' feel of this loft for the young bachelor
living there, DBPA relied almost entirely on designing large pieces of
custom furniture. All the pieces emphasize flexibility and mobility, offering
the client the opportunity to transform individual pieces to suit a particular
need or even to reconfigure the whole loft at will.
For instance, a sofa of black neoprene and felt, with its movable backrest,
may function sometimes as a double-sided sofa and other times as a bed
for overnight guests. The client's own bed similarly doubles as a self-contained
'room' which can be moved around the loft and which incorporates storage
and pull-down shades.
Materials throughout, such as baltic birch plywood, titanium, and rubber,
are high-tech and durable while still promoting the client's refined elegant
taste. The mobility of the pieces reflects the young man's own mobility
- when he moves, he can take his loft with him. |
