When the house owners of this Marouba residence first approached Sequence Studio for a renovation in 2022, they have been a younger working couple seeking to lengthen their two-bedroom beachside abode.
But by the point the venture got here to fruition three years later, the purchasers had welcomed two sons, together with one born simply two weeks after works wrapped up on web site.
Sequence Studio director Loretta Lovecek says this timeline — held up resulting from a protracted waitlist earlier than the venture group might even get began — influenced the appear and feel of the ensuing redesign to create what’s now a welcoming residence for a household of 4.
The temporary requested to reconfigure the segregated dwelling areas with a extra open-plan structure, along with constructing a second-storey extension housing the much-needed extra bedrooms.
‘In addition they needed to create a house that felt extra private for them,’ Loretta says.
Supposed to be a household residence for a few years to come back, the inside palette was designed to be easy and timeless. The problem was ensuring the everyday coastal backdrop of white partitions and pale ash engineered timber flooring didn’t really feel overtly plain. It needed to have ‘a relaxed vitality, with out screaming “beachy.”’
‘Impartial colors have been key to making a design with a protracted lifespan, with the flexibility to play with color by artwork and comfortable furnishings,’ Loretta says.
‘To make sure the bottom was not too flat, textural supplies such because the finger tiles to the kitchen bench, and the inexperienced rest room tiles with their color variation add some curiosity and motion to the area.’
A rust modular sofa provides an ideal pop of color to the light-filled front room, whereas the bedrooms reveal a bedhead made out of inexperienced wall panelling.
Different customized options embrace a placing metallic balustrade that wraps across the staircase with a skylight overhead, casting linear shadows on the proper time of day. The sturdy floorboards additionally transition to a tactile speckled carpet in a sandy hue for the cosy upstairs bedrooms.
The home’s new persona involves life in these harmonious little particulars. There’s simply the correct amount of intrigue, making certain this model of minimal feels something however boring.
