High up in a new apartment block, a penthouse combines loft-style detailing with quirky features to create a fresh, stylish work-living space. The biggest surprise is that this singular residence is not in New York, Paris or London, but in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital.
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Line Architects suggest their aim was to transform a relatively anonymous apartment into "a house on the roof". Character is added by textured walls with exposed brickwork suggesting a "loft" heritage. Concrete is left raw on ceilings to reveal the building's true origins.
Concealed projectors allow for wall-size projections. The kitchen is a minimalist pale wood counter backed by a bank of white cupboards.
Main rooms open out onto a wraparound balcony with panoramic views over the Soviet-style architecture that still characterises much of central Chisinau, in sharp contrast to the highly contemporary style within.
A bath in a metal frame is casually at home in the open plan bedroom, where a tree trunk forms a striking feature. Walk in wardrobes have glassed walls, as if to turn a collection of shoes into an exhibition piece.
Sharply of-the-moment, yet intimate and cosy, this penthouse invites both quiet evenings and expansive entertaining.
Photography by Oleg Bajura
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