Renzo Rebagliati
Integrating the elements
Both in the kitchen, in the terrace and in the library, all finishes were thought as a unitary part of the environment and The Penthouse experience. Cortegana Llosa dispatch usually always bet on a very nude material palettein which Concrete, wood and stone They are shown as they are.
In the case of this department, The concrete plate From the building was exposed as the bottom of the library. On the terrace, a floor of Travertine marble Dark, in small format, to generate texture. In the rest of the house it was used WOOD FOR THE FLOOR.
In the kitchen the same palette was used in MDF, wood, Dark granite and plain for boards, and Black crystals. Since the house is lived in such an open way between the spaces, continuity had to be captured in colors, such as the Charcol and the blackas well as elements such as stone on the wall.
«This department had the challenge of illuminate its double height«, revealed Karen Mannheimlighting designer who participated in that aspect of the project. “The bookseller was the protagonist and illuminated from behind, with a Shining panel. On the other hand, we place long -range projectors to highlight works of artand in the dining area, indirect lighting towards the roof To enhance the height, ”Mannheim explained.
In the roof openings, so important in the architectural proposal, they hid Reflectors that illuminate from top to bottom, so that at night, it seems that the light still generously enters there.
“Throughout the different hours of the day and months of the year, they appear – for moments, very marked – Light halos Through the Theatines; In other moments Lighting enters very homogeneously”, Described the architect Patricia Llosa. In this department, the light that enters vertically is different from the Cenital light which is received directly from the sky: the combination of both It generates the atmosphere In an apartment that, day or night, feels permanently illuminated and full of energy.