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Architects: Breathe Architecture
- Area: 166 m²
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Andrew Wuttke
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Manufacturers: GRAPHISOFT, Adobe Systems Incorporated, De Fazio Tiles and Stone, Dulux, Lockwood, Shiver me Timbers
Text description provided by the architects. Early site inspections at the c.1887 former Foy and Gibson historic brick warehouse complex revealed an apartment fit out with a series of unfortunate conversions. Perhaps described best as a ‘fire-trap’, we began exploring conceptual possibilities relating to the tinderbox and its three core elements. Comprising flint, tinder, and firesteel, this common 18th century fire starting kit inspired a material narrative. Accent colors in red and yellow, light timbers with exposed joists and battens, exposed metalwork, and charred or blackened finishes formed the palette for the loft refurbishment.
