There’s an evident playful rhythm in the more graphic touches: a checkerboard of black-and-white tiles enlivens the kitchen floor, while terrazzo surfaces animate the bathroom. Visible piping and exposed cable ducts weave across walls and ceilings like metallic doodles; they are reminders that, in the right hands, even pragmatic constraints can become design flourishes. A handful of carefully chosen furnishings add character without any sense of clutter, including vibrant green accents courtesy of select chairs, pendant lamps and potted plants that infuse an otherwise neutral palette with life.

Despite its modest means, the apartment feels expansive, buoyed by generous windows and three staggered balconies that extend the sense of interiority outward where light flows freely, accentuating the clarity and calm that define the space.

Rooted in bioclimatic design and an economy of means, as this project demonstrates, Atelier Apara’s work is not about imposing style but coaxing it from what’s already there. In paring back rather than building up, the duo has created a home that is at once elemental and elevated in a thoughtful study in how less can be infinitely more when guided by care, craft, and clarity.