Apartment CZ

Apartment CZ is a home set within a classical building, where one of the main goals of the design was to ensure that the historic character and the needs of contemporary living would not merely coexist, but actively strengthen one another. The concept is built on a subtle balance between old and new: traditional proportions, openings, and architectural details are reinterpreted in a clean, contemporary way, while the entire interior is held together by a warm, calm, and unified atmosphere. The result is a quietly expressive home shaped by a restrained material palette and a gentle wabi-sabi sensibility, which values simplicity, naturalness, and understated beauty.

In the communal areas, it was important that the kitchen, dining space, and living room should not read as separate rooms, but as one continuous and interconnected living environment. This unity is created through a shared material palette and a consistent design language, giving the apartment a calm, natural rhythm. The kitchen cabinetry and the bookcase placed opposite it are conceived as one continuous composition, sharing the same proportions, materials, and visual cadence, which strengthens the overall sense of order and cohesion in the main living zone.

The private areas continue this same design logic in a more intimate register. In the bedroom, the architectural features are not treated simply as decorative background, but actively shape the way the space is used: the bay window becomes a quiet reading nook, one of the room’s most personal and atmospheric corners. The walk-in wardrobe is defined as a separate zone, yet remains visually connected to the bedroom through a transparent element that allows light and openness to flow between the two spaces. This gives the room a sense of calm, clarity, and subtle layering.

The bathrooms play a particularly important role in the apartment’s overall functionality. In the larger, more private bathroom, the original floor plan was especially challenging, so one of the key interventions was to incorporate part of a former corridor in order to create a more generous and better-functioning room. Warm wood surfaces and smaller green-toned tiles give the space a fresh yet soothing character, while the double vanity, shower, and separate WC are organized in a clear and elegant way. This bathroom not only became richer in function, but also acts as an important transition between the entrance and the private bedroom zone.

The second bathroom, by contrast, was designed as a calmer and more minimal space. It functions as the guest bathroom, while the inclusion of a bathtub also makes the apartment more practical for everyday life with a baby. Natural light plays a particularly important role here, not only opening up the room visually, but becoming part of the spatial experience itself. The material palette remains consistent with the rest of the apartment, allowing this room to stay fully connected to the overall atmosphere of the home.

Overall, Apartment CZ is a home in which the classical character of the building, contemporary spatial organization, and a soft, natural material palette come together as one coherent system. The result is a calm, carefully composed, and finely detailed apartment, where old and new are not treated as opposites, but as part of a harmonious dialogue.