Thursday, March 31, 2011

Project Renovation : Amazing Tregunter Apartment by Davidclovers

Designed by Davidclovers, this superb crib located in Hong Kong looks to puzzle the senses. Found on Dezeen, the project could be a renovation of a tower apartment overlooking the Victoria Harbor. Here could be a short description from the architects: “Nestled amongst a forest of towers on previous Peak Road on top of Central Hong Kong, the Tregunter tower holds distinctive layered views of Victoria Harbour. The abundance of bay windows, structural walls and beams that are common to residential towers would seem to constrain the chances of the apartment. However, by turning constraints into opportunities, David Clovers re-works the volumes of this apartment by using the ceiling and also the floor. Subtly elongating, pressing upward, and sloping downward, the ceiling produces variable sensations of compression and growth – creating the apartment appear larger than it's, drawing delicate lines that separate dining from living.

Cleverly dodging and turning un air conditioning units and structural beams, integrated ceiling morir artificial light and different materials - the realignment of the outside to the apartment.  The minimal use of wood and the Yeso shift survey of housing ( usually una sala de walls ) horizontal surfaces un morir -.







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