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The living area is furnished with a Moroso Smock armchair by Patricia Urquiola from Hub Furniture, a Grazia & Co Ivy Coffee Table, and a Sky Modular Sofa from Jardan.

Inspired by intimate dinners with friends in Japan, the curved dining nook mimics the Japanese ‘chabudai’ tables that seat people close together.

The dining nook features a custom built-in banquette and a marble-topped pedestal table partially wrapped in micro mosaic tiles from Classic Tiles. The purple Kelly Stools are from Jardan.

The variation in the custom blue-tiled backsplash references the Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy that embraces imperfection and transience.

The freestanding bath and shower are located in a "wet room" separate from the toilet, and are fitted with the same tiles found in the kitchen and dining area.

Next to the open kitchen shelving is a textured amber glass panel from Axess Glass that adds a pop of brightness to the rear wall. The glass panel is part of a sliding door that leads to the bedrooms and bathroom.

The vertical timber paneling that encloses the dining nook is painted in Dulux Domino.

Though they modernized the kitchen with white oak cabinetry and marble counters, the couple were able to restore details such as the original terrazzo flooring that extends from the entrance and the dropped ceiling just above.

“This wasn’t a reconstruction, but a major renovation,” says Dora. “The bones were there.”

The overhead windows cast light and shadows above the kitchen, which is lined in lower drawers for easy access.

The wall of joinery with its cozy built-in bench seat is the kids’ designated play zone, with the sleek cabinetry making it easy to pack away toys.

The sophisticated white motif of this bathroom capitalizes on its natural light.

The all-over green tiles of this bathroom feel the most like camp.

The ethos behind Rööm stems from Timon’s three years of solo backpacking through Europe and Asia: “I’d always like to make a little sanctuary space where I could recharge. But you can’t be acquiring a bunch of things. When it was time to go… I could take it apart and then pack it together and drop it into the next place,” Timon elaborates. “I like things that can come apart and be put together again, but in a fun way, right?”