In this conversion of the apartment Marc Benjamin Drewes ARCHITEKTUREN y Thomas Schneider restore the old ceilings that were found in the main rooms. Therefore the rest of the project they decided to do in a very quiet and inconspicuous way. They gave the leading role to the moulding on the original ceiling.
Description of the project by Marc Benjamin Drewes Architekturen
Small and cautious interventions try not to destroy the special atmosphere and to retrieve hidden qualities in the refurbishment of a typical Berlin apartment from around 1900.
In three rooms several layers of old color were taken off the extensive moulding on the ceiling. Behind the thick layers of color parts of the original ceiling frescos appeared. Since the ceilings were not painted again, the rooms are being characterized by a lively and diverse feeling full of history. The slight irregularities of a rough lime cement plaster on the walls are equally far away from a too monotonous perfectly smooth surface. The old hardwood flooring was sanded off and treated with a mixture of oil and wax.
In the rooms without moulding such as the bathrooms and the bedroom the patterns of cement tiles create a colorful atmosphere. The rest of the rooms is kept pure and without expandable details: instead of a skirting board there is a line of special paint and the doors are completely flush with the walls. Between kitchen and bedroom an old Moroccan door marks the transition between the richly decorated original parts and the new pure and modern parts of the apartment. This almost surreal element bought by the client, an international artist duo, before the start of the renovation establishes a strong personal touch. That way a unique atmosphere is being created that combines traditional and modern elements.
Text.- Marc Benjamin Drewes.
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Team.- Marc Benjamin Drewes ARCHITEKTUREN, SCHEIDEROLSEN (Thomas Schneider).
Project.- Remodelación de una vivienda antigua.
Date.- 2015.
