PROJECT | Loft, apartment
LOFT HAMBURG HAMBURG | GERMANY
As with all renovations, the existing
contrasted in white. These walls house
building services and structure had
the rest of the functional elements of the
to be incorporated in the overall
space, embedded within niches so that
design. This was achieved through
the remaining space can be used flexibly
the use of a free-standing walnut
for working, relaxation, bathing and
unit which functions as the heart of
sleeping. Further flexibility
the apartment. This unit incorporates
is achieved through the use of ceiling-
the kitchen, bathroom and dresser,
high, room-dividing sliding walls that
taking advantage of its proximity to
allow the relationship of public and
the building services. Sections are cut
private space within the loft to be
out of the unit to allow natural light to
configured as needed. The sliding
penetrate deep into the loft. Flanking
walls, when retracted, are completely
the walnut core are service walls
concealed within the service walls.
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Top | Free-standing walnut unit with kitchen, bathroom and dresser
Floor plan
Below | Bathroom
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Right | Living room
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PROJECT | Urban planning, restaurants, retail space
DALIAN AMBER BAY BEACH DALIAN | CHINA
Amber Bay lies on Binhai Road,
The design imagined a topographical
Dalian’s famous scenic coastal road
landscape, that could be perceived
on the Chinese city’s southeast side.
as a natural configuration of publicly
Just a fifteen-minute drive from the
accessible platforms, stairs and roof
city centre, this picturesque stretch
terraces. The structure’s materiality
of coastline with its alluring beaches
underlines this intention, reflecting the
and towering rock formations offers
natural palette of the surroundings
an ideal place for dining and leisure
through its use of bleached wood and
away from noisy downtown Dalian.
surface-treated concrete made oflocal
Within this unique setting, the Amber
aggregates.
Bay Beachfront Development provides approximately 10,000 m² of restaurants
A boardwalk serves as a public
and shopping facilities.
promenade along the half-moon of the beach, its wooden decking providing a
GRAFT’s main design intent was to
natural transition between building and
develop an architectural language
bay, softening the arced edge of the
which complements the natural setting
development as it blends into the sand.
of the sensitive beachfront area.
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CLIENT | Dalian Amber Bay Development Co. Ltd. YEAR | 2007 SIZE | 16,000 sqm STATUS | BUILT
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