February 4

Apartment Fandl by schlosser+partner in Graz, Austria

Filed Under architecture 

(Introduction by Aresha Gul, materials courtesy of schlosser+partner, photos by Croce&Wir)


Imagine a white canvas, with absolutely no sketch, no color, not even a single dot, placed in the middle of many colorful paintings and drawings in a room. Obviously a keen eye and an artistic mind will gaze upon all the paintings, perhaps critically or appreciatively, until it focuses on the raw canvas with nothing on it. Now, a question will arise in one’s mind that whether this canvas is yet to be painted upon, or maybe it is of no use at all. Hence, an empty white canvas will provoke a keen mind to think for some time as other more colorful pieces of art are juxtaposed around it. The same reaction takes place when we look at the Apartment Fandl, a private residence, where the client specifically asked the architects to plan and build something which her eye had caught while browsing through other colorful buildings and modern contemporary or conventional architectural plans or houses. The predominant color is white, representing purity, simplicity, & elegance. This simple bright and pristine design stands out prominently when placed side by side with other more colorful interiors. The plain white simplicity glows like the sun, actually drowning the other colorful designs by its sheer presence, and dominating the mind of the viewer who otherwise is attracted to color.

Description of project: Apartment Fandl – Graz

The client’s wishes regarding the design of her new apartment were clear and simple: it should be similar to the design of her architect’s apartment – spacious, open, flooded with light and white. Accordingly, the colour “WHITE” became the determining feature of the interior design concept.

The apartment is on one of the upper floors of a residential building in the east of Graz, which was designed by an architect. The apartment offers qualities like proximity to the city centre, lots of light, communicative access balconies with private patios, spacious balconies and a clear and simple floor plan.

The elimination of most walls transformed the standard four-room apartment into an open loft flooded with light. The remaining walls became an integral part of floor-to-ceiling furniture, thereby creating an ambience that realized the motto “living without walls”. Where partitioning was required, it was accomplished by floor-to-ceiling glass walls.

Necessities like guest WC, boiler and washing machine, are hidden in a floor-to-ceiling “mirrored furniture box”. This box also opens up the apartment and makes it seem bigger.

The only materials used were glass, white furniture fronts, textiles and gravel in the form of smooth uninterrupted floor covering, which emphasizes the open floor plan. The glass was partly imprinted with pictures of the client, thereby adding a lively touch. The same white fronts were used on all furniture, which was made by a cabinet-maker. Only some fronts and
niches were covered with soft furry textiles, which, together with white curtains, add a soft and cozy touch to the otherwise purist design.

Project title: Appartment Fandl
Project description: Private residential
Location: A-8010 Graz Fosselgasse 4
Client: Mag. Elisabeth Fandl
Work: planning and construction management
Utilizable floor space: 109 qm
Completion: 2009
Architecture:
schlosser+partner
DI Daniel Schlosser
A-8010 Graz
Fischergasse 27
+43 (0) 316 815765
office@schlosserundpartner.at
www.schlosserundpartner.at
Photography:
Croce&Wir
Mantscha 160, 8052 Graz
+43 (316) 682260
office@croce.at
www.croce.at

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