The apartment is located on the fourth floor of Diener & Diener's Hoogkade residential building, situated on the crossing from Java Island to KNSM Island in Amsterdam.

From the one-side oriented apartment you have a magnificent view of the IJhaven. The existing interior has been completely stripped. In the new situation, the various living spaces are designed as one piece of furniture. As a continuous entity, the entrance hall unfolds into kitchen element and wardrobe, to proceed into bathroom, dressing room and bedroom, with hidden storage space created all around. A horizontal band in the oak furniture threads the different spaces together, and is also used to house technology. The different living functions are embraced by the furniture, creating unity in the apartment.

The warm appearance of the oak wood, the precise detailing and construction of the furniture, gives the apartment a calm and serene atmosphere, where the colourful art and furnishings come into their own.

Location: Amsterdam

Client: Private

Architect: Artesk van Royen Architecten

Design: Teske van Royen, Luca Simons

Project management: Luca Simons

Interior design: Houtwerk Delft

Photography: René de Wit, Breda

Design: 2018

Realization: 2019/2020

Art:

Gigi Scaria “Real/Reflect” (2017) 

Robert van Keppel "Moussa ou le soleil" (موسى أو لو سليل (2018 

Mohamad Hafez “Cornered” (2012) 

Peter Richards “3 Speed” (2016 ) 

Monali Meher “My wrapped answering machine” (2005) 

Zarina Hashmi “Sinking boat with a heartbeat” (2015) 

Mamuka Didebashvili “untitled” (1996)

Alicia Zamora Noguera “Venció Nicaragua" (2010) 

Tania Singh/Sandeep Khosla “Kolam” by Jaipur Rugs (2020)