The Conversation Room: The circular Conversation Room is the focus of the whole place and this is borne out by the geometries of the other spaces whose plans point towards it. Every place where the client may sit, has its back to a wall and so feels immediately safe and secure. One might say that the apartment has a high level of 'interiority', also engendering feelings of security. That said, different levels of interiority reflect the different moods required. The Travel Planning Room is intense and dark, but with bright light falling on the desk and globe, encouraging concentration. Meanwhile the Conversation Room is open and relaxed. The Guest Bathroom is intimate. The Lobby is like the coal mine from which the owner's wealth emanates and provides and anticipatory mood prior to entering the rooms proper. The moods achieved by the solid parts of the architecture are enhances by a complex lighting design in which the owner has only to select simply titled 'scenes' with names such as 'I am chatting', I am dreaming, or even 'I am cleaning'. Photo 8 of 9 in Paul Vonberg Architects by Jon Pyecroft

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The Conversation Room:
The circular Conversation Room is the focus of the whole place and this is borne out by the geometries of the other spaces whose plans point towards it.

Every place where the client may sit, has its back to a wall and so feels immediately safe and secure. One might say that the apartment has a high level of 'interiority', also engendering feelings of security. That said, different levels of interiority reflect the different moods required. The Travel Planning Room is intense and dark, but with bright light falling on the desk and globe, encouraging concentration. Meanwhile the Conversation Room is open and relaxed. The Guest Bathroom is intimate. The Lobby is like the coal mine from which the owner's wealth emanates and provides and anticipatory mood prior to entering the rooms proper. The moods achieved by the solid parts of the architecture are enhances by a complex lighting design in which the owner has only to select simply titled 'scenes' with names such as 'I am chatting', I am dreaming, or even 'I am cleaning'.