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Project posted by Sarah Brown

Cooper Street Residence

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Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Year
2017
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Style
Industrial
Custom millwork plays on the clean lines of Japanese design. Japanese-inspired wood-slat screens allow natural light to enter, but maintain privacy.
Custom millwork plays on the clean lines of Japanese design. Japanese-inspired wood-slat screens allow natural light to enter, but maintain privacy.
Clerestory windows in the ensuite ensure natural light enters interior hallways and the master bedroom.
Clerestory windows in the ensuite ensure natural light enters interior hallways and the master bedroom.
Custom millwork plays on the clean lines of Japanese design. The client wished to keep this former factory's original concrete floors.
Custom millwork plays on the clean lines of Japanese design. The client wished to keep this former factory's original concrete floors.
In the dining room, the sleek custom sideboard is cleverly inset into the wall to allow ample storage.
In the dining room, the sleek custom sideboard is cleverly inset into the wall to allow ample storage.
A barnboard ceiling absorbs sound, while spot lighting adds warmth and highlights such central elements as the piano, millwork, and art.
A barnboard ceiling absorbs sound, while spot lighting adds warmth and highlights such central elements as the piano, millwork, and art.
In the piano room, backlit niches showcase the client’s Japanese sword collection, while the discreet surrounding cabinetry holds music.
In the piano room, backlit niches showcase the client’s Japanese sword collection, while the discreet surrounding cabinetry holds music.
In the powder room, concrete Ciot tile is matched on two walls. The third wall is clad in a black woven wallpaper that references Japanese textures.
In the powder room, concrete Ciot tile is matched on two walls. The third wall is clad in a black woven wallpaper that references Japanese textures.
In the powder room, concrete Ciot tile is matched on two walls. The third wall is clad in a black woven wallpaper that references Japanese textures.
In the powder room, concrete Ciot tile is matched on two walls. The third wall is clad in a black woven wallpaper that references Japanese textures.
The second bathroom references Japanese design through the designer's choice of greys, charcoals, and whites as accent colours for tiling.
The second bathroom references Japanese design through the designer's choice of greys, charcoals, and whites as accent colours for tiling.
The simple two-sided fireplace warms up the industrial space.
The simple two-sided fireplace warms up the industrial space.

Details

Bedrooms
2
Full Baths
2
Partial Baths
1

Credits

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Interior Design
Clear interior design
Photographer
Urszula Muntean Photography

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.