MUS architects' wireframe apartment in cracow is designed to adjust the clients' lifestyle

the base of the project intervention is the apartment, located in a renovated old tenement house near the wawel castle in cracow, poland. it is a small place with a surface of 46m2, but with a height of 330cm in the light of the room which allows the design team to think of the local stratification of utility functions and the creation of a mezzanine. by analyzing the requirements and lifestyle of the customer, MUS architects has thought maximizing the open living space and creating a bedroom on the mezzanine above the entrance belt of the apartment.

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thanks to the adopted space arrangement, polish based studio MUS architects has fulfilled the clients’ functional plan in a small area while keeping the openness of the living space to the undoubted strengths of the space — the high interior, attractive balcony, and large windows. the ‘wireframe apartment’ is compounded by an entrance with a hall, a kitchen open to the living and dining room, and a bathroom. the bedroom zone above the entrance to the apartment, kitchen and bathroom on the mezzanine was divided into the master bedroom and the children’s bedroom. it is worth noting that, due to the family’s lifestyle, the apartment is not used on a daily basis and is mainly a ‘private haven’, a meeting point for the client and his family.

the whole apartment is complemented by furniture of esteemed producers

the ‘wireframe apartment’ has been designed in a functional and modern style. the language of aesthetic articulation is compact and minimalistic, and the layout of the space is legible and tailored to the needs of the client. the interior is dominated by white ash wood and a black skeleton of lumps levitating in space that order and accentuate the elements of the composition. the whole composition is complemented by freestanding furniture of famous and esteemed producers.

the kitchen is open to the dining and living room

the apartment’s interior is dominated by a white ash wood

the mezzanine above is divided into the master bedroom and the children’s bedroom

black staircase takes you from the living room to the mezzanine above the entrance

the language of the aesthetic articulation is compact and minimalistic

the apartment has been designed functional and modern

black frames organize a functional program by emphasizing its components

the bathroom is separated from the bedrooms

the design of the children’s bedroom fills the clients’ functional plan

in order to maximize the living space, a bedroom was created on a mezzanine above the entrance 

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edited by: apostolos costarangos | designboom