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Penthouse L

Destilat Design Studio

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JURY VOTES
Large Apartment
4.44
6.23
5.53
4.13
5.08
Ed Ng
Ed Ng Cofounder and Principal at AB Concept
5.5
6.3
5.8
6.2
5.95
Nicholas J Hickson
Nicholas J Hickson Founder & Technical Director at THDP
6.6
6.02
6.31
5.52
6.11
Atlihan Onat Karacali
Atlihan Onat Karacali Educator at University of Central Lancashire
5
4.1
7.88
5
5.5
Dan Cheong
Dan Cheong Partner at Buro Ole Scheeren
5
6
5
7
5.75
Engin Ayaz
Engin Ayaz Cofounder at Atölye
4
4
5
5
4.5
Daniela Viloria García
Daniela Viloria García Senior Lighting Designer at Broadway Malyan
4
5
4
4
4.25
Vera Dieckmann
Vera Dieckmann Founder and Creative Director at XO Atelier
5.1
5.67
5.81
5.6
5.55
Simon Saint
Simon Saint Principal and Global Residential Sector Leader at Woods Bagot
6.6
6.45
7.52
5.52
6.52
Idmen Liu
Idmen Liu Founder at Matrix Design
5
5.17
4.67
5.52
5.09
Moe Krimat
Moe Krimat Strategic Creative Director at SeenDisplay
The concept has completely overshad...
4
3
3
5
3.75
Nataly Bolshakova
Nataly Bolshakova Founder and Lead Designer at Bolshakova Interiors
3.85
5
3.96
5
4.45
Anja Pangerl
Anja Pangerl Executive Partner at Blocher Partners
far away from retail experience...
3
3
3
3
3
Alex Whitlow
Alex Whitlow Research and Strategy Director at Quinine
The disruptive nature of this retai...
7.5
5
7.05
5
6.14
Daniel Perlin
Daniel Perlin Founder at Make_Good
5.47
6.32
6.22
4.42
5.61
Vincent Zhang
Vincent Zhang Founder and Design Director at Stylus Studio
5.6
3.79
5.69
5
5.02
Client
Private
Floor area
544 ㎡
Completion
2020

An exciting interplay of luxurious materials and simple forms is the common thread running through the interior of this penthouse. The design is inspired by the location and characteristics of the approximately 165 m2 living area and 380 m2 terrace area, including an outdoor sauna, whirlpool and infinity pool. Located on the 9th and 10th floors of a new building, the apartment and its three-sided terrace sail like a yacht above the rooftops of Vienna and thus also a little aloof. 

Many of the custom-made wooden fixtures are therefore floating – from the dressing room and bedroom with en-suite bathroom to the boudoir with a luxurious dressing table. Plenty of storage space and many a hidden door have been invisibly built into the wall using laminated walnut. The earthy wood elements form a clear contrast to the floors: shiny bright and large-format porcelain stoneware (with a marble look) in the representation rooms and high-pile velour in the private rooms. These materials subtly hint at the 70s with backlit mirrors. 

The spacious eat-in kitchen also has a ship-like appearance. Behind white high-gloss fronts, its dark walnut interior has been intricately designed, down to the smallest detail. The central element of the living room is the bioethanol fireplace. Slightly elevated, set in a light marble base, it is backed by a large-format, dark porcelain stoneware wall with a marble look, which, in addition to the flames, also reflects the material aesthetics of classical modernism. The base is also the first step of the metal staircase to the upper floor, whose filigree strut railing takes on a supporting role and makes the structure appear weightless. 

Once again, this project was about distilling a coherent whole from the clients' many ideas; focusing their vision and guiding them in their decision-making process.