In the main living space, the designers have introduced concave ceiling panels that smoothly arch between the steel beams creating a cellar-like ambience. Crucially, the arched sections do not touch the beams allowing for the narrow spaces in between to be used for running ventilation ducts. Treated with a layer of sprayed concrete, the textured girders perfectly complement the brickwork of the ceiling sections which along with the polished concrete floor and the beige colour-washed walls evince a refined industrial vibe.

The use of natural material is further enhanced by the bronze panels that clad the kitchen island and the timber strips that are used for wall panelling. This diverse palette of natural materials is harmoniously weaved together by a modernist aesthetic of clean-cut lines and minimalist trimmings and complemented by a sparse selection of sleek light fittings in a black finish and modern furniture pieces that reflect both the husband’s less-is-more sensibility and the wife’s fondness for natural materials.

A more stylized aesthetic is used for the private quarters that feature classic white wood panelling on the walls and a decorative hardwood parquet on the floor, both of which are ingeniously also used on the ceilings, the former in the two bedrooms and dressing room, and the latter to delineate a corridor of sorts that connects these three rooms.

Despite the subtle decorative flourishes that these spaces embrace, there is a clear aesthetic continuity running throughout the apartment based on a shared, eclectic palette of colours, materials and textures such as brown wood, bronze plating, sprayed concrete and beige colour-wash. But more than that, the apartment comes together through KC Studio’s design language of unrefined elegance and crisp craftsmanship.