Baumiller had no qualms reconfiguring the apartment’s layout in order to adapt it to the new owners’ needs. Most notably, the kitchen was moved to make space for an additional bedroom and is now part of the open-plan living and dining area, a small part of which has been taken over by the bathroom in order to comply with modern standards. As important are a series of custom-designed built-in furnishings that discretely provide plenty of storage space as is the case with the burl wood veneer-clad volume separating the foyer from the living room which functions as a wardrobe on the foyer side while concealing kitchen cabinetry on the other.

The property’s improved configuration is matched by the architect’s creative spin on modernist design which is based on a geometric language of gentle curves and a muted colour scheme enlivened by black, dark green and chrome accents. Ranging from rounded wall corners and sinuous curtain cornices, to curvaceous furniture pieces, radiators and light fittings, the plethora of rounded forms harmoniously imbue the space with a softness without upending the overall aesthetic of subdued elegance and thoughtful simplicity.

As instrumental in the apartment’s understated elegance is a series of black details that tie everything together, quite literally in the case of the black skirting board that delineates every room. From built-in elements like the arched niche in the entrance vestibule, to door frames and cabinetry, to furnishings including iconic Modernist pieces like Marcel Breuer’s Wassily Armchairs and Cesca Chairs (the former in black leather, the latter with black-painted wood frames), the black-coloured elements subtly accentuate the muted backdrop of white-painted walls and herringbone parquet flooring. The same applies to a series of dark green elements which also add touches of rich texture and patterns like the aforementioned veneer-clad voluptuous storage unit, the marble kitchen counter and the bathroom’s perforated metal ceiling. Pared down in terms of décor, it’s details like these that make the apartment a paradigm of stylistic uniqueness.