Eight ethereal and pared-back loft conversions

A tactile Amsterdam residence and a birch plywood-lined extension function in our newest lookbook, which collects eight loft conversions created for optimum area.

Architects and designers typically open out the room situated instantly below the roof of a home to create further residing areas or space for storing.

Whether or not they have been renovations of an present room or conversions of unused attic area, the next loft conversions are united by their considerate use of area.

That is the most recent in our lookbooks sequence, which offers visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes basement flats, mid-century houses and textural kitchens.

Amsterdam residence, the Netherlands, by Agency Architects

Native studio Agency Architects renovated this loft residence within the De Pijp district of Amsterdam, making a placing horizontal line fashioned of zinc, mirror and brick components.

The road, which runs across the partitions of the loft, was designed to make the residence look as if it has been “visibly reduce via”.

“All the pieces above the cross-section is a brand new interpretation, and all the things under a mirrored image of the previous,” mentioned the studio.

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Home for a Sea Canine, Italy, by Dodi Moss

Home for a Sea Canine was designed for a naval engineer who’s used to lengthy intervals in confined areas and wished their house to be as open as potential.

Contained inside a 300-year-old Geona constructing, the multi-level loft includes a mezzanine flooring, which serves as a mattress deck. Structure studio Dodi Moss slotted a slender toilet beneath to utilize the excessive ceilings.

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Antwerp attic, Belgium, by Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten

The previously darkish and dusty attic inside this Antwerp house was transformed right into a multi-functional residing area characterised by shiny yellow accents, arched portals and curvy built-in furnishings.

Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten designed the renovation to function each a visitor room and a zone for the purchasers’ daughters to play and socialise in as they develop up.

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Leaf Home, UK, by Szczepaniak Astridge

Szczepaniak Astridge added a rooftop extension to Leaf Home – a terraced property in south London that’s house to photographer Edmund Sumner and author Yuki Sumner.

The structure studio designed the area to be uncharacteristically sparse for a loft conversion and positioned a wood bathtub and double mattress subsequent to a floor-to-ceiling window with views of Lettsom Gardens.

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Mission Escape (to the Roof), UK, by A Small Studio

An uncovered brick wall and a curved rocking chair are certainly one of many options inside three loft areas created by A Small Studio for this southeast London house.

The agency transformed the constructing’s present roof area right into a trio of latest rooms with zinc-clad dormer home windows that provide views of the leafy again backyard.

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R11, Germany, by Pool Leber Architekten

Pool Leber Architekten eliminated the bolstered concrete higher flooring of this Nineteen Eighties housing block in Munich to make method for 2 lighter cross-laminated timber constructions.

The up to date loft options distinguished wood options on its inside together with partitions, ceilings, flooring and sculptural joinery.

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Brighton home, UK, by Studiotwentysix

Architect Dan Grey and his spouse Isabella, who’re co-owners of Studiotwentysix, renovated their Brighton household house to incorporate an angled loft extension lined with birch plywood.

The mission created an extra 55 sq. metres of residing area, which is accessed through a brand new staircase. A triangular cosy carved into the eaves of the gable finish provides a playful and cosy area for the couple’s two daughters.

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London residence, UK, by Emil Eve

London apply Emil Eve decked out this Hackney loft extension in a pale pink hue to evoke “a way of calm”.

The renovation created a sanctuary-style bed room that includes slatted panelling with an built-in bedhead and understated storage.

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That is the most recent in our lookbooks sequence, which offers visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes basement flats, mid-century houses and textural kitchens.