Bedroom / Bathroom / Sauna

A wonderful green field project! An attic that was not touched ever since it was built in the 70s. High, steeply sloping ceilings and wooden support structure gave room for the imagination to think how to bring bathroom, sauna, master bedroom and walk-in closet into this space. After five or six planning rounds we had identified the most important aspects of what the family actually wanted from the space.  The target was to create a peaceful place for grown-ups where you could still have family time (especially with sauna).
Several windows were added when the roof was insulated. Existing concrete structure in the floor was incorporated to the plan and it made a natural division for the bedroom. In sauna, we used the existing wooden support for the wall and the stone used behind the stove is repeated on the wall on the bathroom side. Therefore it feels like you are walking into a grotto when going to sauna...

Designing a new space is a learning experience for everyone. You learn of yourself, your family, your ideas, spouse's ideas and how to make compromises!

Starting point

Living room / Dining area

Customer had bought a house in the countryside and moved there from a small flat. She wanted to replace all old furniture with new ones. The budget was tight and the main worry with the client was how to get such furniture that would match with existing yellow walls and reddish wooden floor, which she did not want to change at this stage. Only surface that was altered was the ceiling which was painted white. After a rather long search for dining chairs we finally found chairs that have a soft form despite of being modern. When chairs were selected all the other pieces of the puzzle (all other furniture, pendant light and colour scheme) fell nicely into place. The open area is light, calm and balanced. The new linen curtains soften the windows and together with the fluffy carpet join the walls and floor into the total design.

The key element of this design was the dining room chair. That clarified client's taste both for me and for herself!  In every good design you can find the key element that in someway has given inspiration to the whole.

Before

Before