Cooper Street Residence
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From Sarah Brown
When a unique factory-turned-residential-space came onto the market, the discerning client snapped it up. He contacted Clear interior design to oversee a redesign that focused on updating the finishings, designing custom millwork, and revising the layout of a number of key spaces.
The client’s love for Japanese architecture is at the heart of design elements that are both decorative and functional. Custom millwork throughout plays on the clean lines of Japanese design, as do the choice of greys, charcoals, and whites as accent colours for tiling. Japanese-inspired wood-slat screens in the bathroom and dining room windows allow natural light to enter, but maintain privacy. The screens are designed to pop out easily if one needs to access to the windows.
In the piano room, backlit niches showcase the client’s Japanese sword collection, while the discreet surrounding cabinetry holds music. The piano room provided a challenge given the client’s wish to keep the original concrete floors. A barnboard ceiling absorbs sound, while spot lighting adds warmth and highlights such central elements as the piano, millwork, and art.
Because the building is in the urban core, the client was looking for suggestions to make the space more private. The previously open bedroom/bathroom areas on the second level were redesigned, adding walls and incorporating two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Clerestory windows in the ensuite ensure natural light enters interior hallways and the master bedroom.