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Reflections of the Past - an Amsterdam loft

Firm LocationAmsterdam, Netherlands
CompanyFirm architects
Lead ArchitectNiek Joanknecht
Design TeamCarolien Roos, Sarah van Vliet
ClientDamien Poelhekke
Project Videohttps://www.firmarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/210512-FILM-26edit.mp4

The building was formerly used as attic. To turn this old attic into a livable space, the previous owner raised the roof fifty centimeters. This principle of the space itself, a new elevation on an old basis, has become the starting point for the design. In the design, the entire space is visibly "cut through". The line has both a practical and a more poetic origin. It is the height of kitchen doors and railings. And it is the central point of a man’s body. Standing with your lower body in the old and your upper body in the new, it reflects being rooted in the past and looking to the future.