Size: 600 square feet
Type: Condominium Interior Renovation
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
This six hundred-square foot, one-bedroom apartment was turned into a mini-loft in order to maximize space use. While a shoestring budget called for imaginative design solutions, iconic lighting and furniture pieces were added to elevate the design to a higher level. All interior partitions were taken down, except for one that separates the bathroom from the rest of the space, which became the kitchen back. This wall was cladded with square white tile, as were all the bathroom walls, floor and ceiling. Reclaimed stainless steel tables and restaurant equipment were used as kitchen cabinets, countertops and sofa bases. Inexpensive door skin panels were stained burgundy and finished with high-gloss polyurethane to form a reflective monolithic base that created an illusion of luxury. This illusion was complemented with the use of a bamboo Koura pendant, designed by David Trubridge, as it casts patterns of light around the whole room.
Interior Design: Mauricio Del Valle Design
Photography: Robin Hill and MDVD
Construction: Z.J.I. Construction