Vigi House

While playing on the virtues of an open plan layout, Vigi House features distinctive architectural elements, serving as thoughtful moments and monoliths that break up the space to create a stimulating flow. Now completely remodeled, a neutral color palette and lightly rendered walls allow for a minimalistic and modern aesthetic, whilst highlighting aspects from the original build.

Originally, quite a lot of different materials where in play, which we wanted to tone down to create a more coherent and simplified space. We decided to instead work with a few quality materials like natural oak wood flooring and a warm color palette that creates harmony. This way, we do the open plan layout justice and play on the spacious feeling of the home.

While surely opting for a feeling of unity and interconnection throughout the home, we still wanted to work with the different levels, as they create spectacular moments in the architecture and form a seamless transition from one area to another. Now, existing architectural elements such as the brick foundations, timber cladding and the split-level layout has been preserved and remodeled to help create a modern mid-century, minimalist home.

Shared spaces are opened up and merged to help create a flow throughout the home, whilst architectural monoliths allow for private escapes and gallery nooks within the interior. High-ceilings, open spaces and large black steel windows help frame the natural surroundings and enhance the continuity of space.

We touch the inside of our homes with our bodies and in return the spaces we dwell in touch us. They move us and have a great impact on the way we live – just like the weather and our natural surroundings do. It is inside our homes that we wake up, start the day, and have our morning rituals. It is where we nourish our bodies, are intimate, restore and find time to relax. Hence, we should strive to create the best possible framework for a comfortable life to unfold.