“ the slo-mo is not about doing everything at a snail’s pace; it's about seeking to do everything at the right speed.
savoring the hours and minutes rather than just counting them. doing everything as well as possible, instead of as fast as possible. it’s about quality over quantity in everything …
it is a manifesto against the notion that faster is always better. ” — carl honore —
“a bold assumed approach unites two buildings from a bucharest residential complex under a poetic-sculptural vision.
a “home” dear to the beneficiaries is lived in a residential complex in bucharest, where, after a year of design and 3 and a half years of implementation, the team managed to create a living space that reflects their lifestyle. starting from the initial project signed by igloo architecture, the phenomena team united the two buildings of the family, remodeling the interior space and the garden courtyard.
the federal, masculine language of the rhythm of the brick present on the outside was taken over and reinterpreted on the inside in the form of a reflection of the wavy, organic, feminine silhouettes. a mathematical rhythm (3 to 1) was applied and concretized in elements that cover the entire space, being found in the case of doors, ceilings, in the pool area and imposing the rhythm of some plastic corrugations of the materials. this rhythm is inspired by shades of white, cream and gold, drawing a refined and bright space.
sculptural element par excellence, the interior staircase offers the eyes the feeling of transparency that results from the appearance of glass. communicating openly, on the first level, the living room, dining area and kitchen are part of the stylistic register of precious materials and geometric-transparent furniture objects. the harmony also comes from the fact that, in proportion of 95%, the finishing part was made custom made (except for the kitchen and appliances). the walls of the master bathroom, for example, are handmade in india, for the fireplace and pool marble from the same quarry was used as the parthenon, and the door sills were made with the help of a craftsman from france. in the living room, each floor slab (6 m x 45 cm) represents the middle of a tree. from the intimacy of the night areas the gaze passes into the carefully populated garden with enough greenery that the furniture for relaxation is a real invitation. then the indoor pool, completed by the gym, are real displays of the organic-feminine aesthetic composition, becoming a pleasant oasis-greenhouse. " — igloo —
antinormal, anti-normal, or the environment that defies the banal through over-scaled natural elements. the inspiration slipped easily and naturally into this space located on the 12th floor above the ground and high on 2 levels.
with an overwhelming view of (towards) the city and enough distance to unfold a panorama, the large windows of the living area appear to be vivid paintings.
the dynamism of the natural environment was taken over by creating a ceiling that mimics the movement of clouds on the north-south axis, with light inserts on the opposite axis, between the curled folds. the rhythm and depth of the folds vary, but the orientation remains marked at the floor level, by arranging the parquet at the same angle, in order to clearly direct attention to one of the important places of the living area: the dining area. Plants with ample foliage preside over this corner, finding continuity to the relaxation area that it ennobles both in appearance and in the protection it offers from overexposing the area to natural light. thus, in the background there are unique furniture objects, personalized and designed down to the smallest detail to remain discreet where only nature and human nature can take precedence.
the decorative accents are mostly made of glass, a transparent presence that does not disturb the alternation of curvature-rectilinear, natural-processed, light-dark or solid-immaterial. neutral shades, simplicity of lines and purity of materials used in the raw state, praise the natural environment and open a mysterious window to a purist concept of an authentic lifestyle " — phenomena —
