Brick House
The entire flat features in-floor heating underneath pre-oiled engineered oak planks manufactured locally by Bois Ditton. Like most of the apartment's built-ins, the heat source was designed to be unobtrusive but effective.
It was crucial to the homeowners that everything be tastefully concealed in the kitchen. Additionally, the wife explains, “I wanted a solid look, with no handles.” All the custom cabinetry was designed with soft-close doors and a 24-inch depth.
While the homeowners were inspired by shōji screens, the challenge was how to secure them. Gepetto’s solution was a sliding three-panel screen anchored at one end of the wall unit.
“What could I have that would feel luxurious, would make me feel really great?” muses one of the homeowners. “My husband and I travel a lot in Europe, and we always loved the marble showers. So we put a marble shower up against the window.” The sink and countertop are from Batimat, while the wall-hung vanity is another custom piece by Gepetto.
In an 850-square-foot loft in Montreal, Quebec–based firm Gepetto built understated, custom cabinetry to suit an aging couple's needs. Here, the Murphy bed that folds into a larger walnut storage unit. The wall, which also conceals a washer and dryer, does double duty as a partition between the bedroom and the loft’s entrance. Modern Murphy beds like this one often incorporate sleek lines constructed in dark-toned woods.
The architects had to master the art of hiding storage throughout the apartment, including with this custom walnut organizer. As the homeowners near retirement age, the architects explain that the flat is a “highly functional and sophisticated space that will serve them well as they begin another phase in their life together.”