Converting Space | Sandton, South Africa

Our client, the creative director of a successful branding & design company in Johannesburg, approached designsquared to come up with a design to breath life into his 90′s Sandton townhouse  that comprised a series of disconnected & pocketed spaces at each level. Part of the brief was to convert the existing roof space to an attic studio.

The challenge was finding a way of connecting the floor plates horizontally & vertically that could be legible, related and create an experience of movement through space. The “sculpted armature” that breaks through all levels with a staircase wrapped around it brought this consistency and legibilty as one can visually connect all floors as well as providing a journey within a small space. The central concrete sculplture set the stage for a complete refurbishment of the home,  something the client referred to as “a revelation”

 

 

Circulation through levels 

 

Sketch Views from Ground Floor Entrance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View from the front entrance

 

View from the living room

 

Dining

 

Kitchen

 

View into the living area

 

 

Through the aperture 

 

 

View into the kitchen 

 

Bedroom

 

 

The Loft Studio