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A concrete staircase leads to a newly added mezzanine that contains Onur and Alix’s bathroom and a small sauna. A gloss-sealed MDF closet doubles as a headboard for the couple’s floating concrete bed. Behind the closet is the girls’ bedroom and bath.

The table is by Silvio Rohrmoser and the pendants are by Catellani&Smith.

After: The washroom and tub were upgraded to feel like a private spa, tying together the loft’s modern and collected aesthetic.

The pillowy, cobalt blue chair is by Katrine Bjørn.

Dorien and Jeroen drove six hours outside of Paris to purchase the kitchen's Ikea wood countertops.

“We never dreamed of a huge house,” says TK. “We always knew if we built something, it would be small, but unique.”

Floor Plan of Corner Copia by Best Practice Architecture

Dubbed the Stealth House in part for its windowless perimeter, the project began as an exploration designing comfortable, private living spaces in dense urban areas.

Floor Plan of Stealth House by Specht Novak Architects

"By exposing the rawness of the existing brickwork and imperfect concrete, we were able to contrast this with the new softer tones and textures,

"In the living area we designed a continuous skylight along the roof ridge,

Now the ceiling framework gives the room more height, and two taller window units flank either side of the bed, adding to the illusion of more height. Pendants by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen hang above the custom white oak bed designed by Lake Flato Architects.