LauraSeppänen的设计机构在赫尔辛基市中心创建了一个宁静的公寓，位于时尚的Kallio区，为创新的流行音乐作曲家/制作人Hank Solo创作，灵感来自他现有的作品，同时也旨在激发新作品的创作。使这个私人住宅如此特别的元素之一是，尽管仅有72平方米的平面图，阳光充足的空间拥有非常富余的三米高的天花板，这一特征给人一种比公寓实际拥有的更多方形计量的错觉。
考虑到“ 工业和豪华而又舒适的纽约式酒店房间 ”的设计理念，设计师以轻巧而大胆的手感着手室内设计，注重设计的一般风格，具有强烈吸引力的简单基础。主色为白色和浅灰色背景的干净调色板，黑色的细微笔触，自然色彩和纹理感叹号，如木材和砖块，构成了基础。

Laura Seppänen’s Design Agency created a tranquil apartment in the center of Helsinki, in the hip Kallio district for the innovative, pop musical composer/producer, Hank Solo, inspired by his existing work, but also aimed to inspire the composition of new work in the resident himself. One of the elements that makes this private residence so special is that, despite its mere 72 square meter floor plan, the sunny space boasts very covetous, three meter high ceilings, a feature which gives the illusion of more square meterage than the apartment actually possesses.
With the idea of an “industrial and luxurious yet cozy New York-style hotel room” in mind, the designer approached the interiors with a light yet bold hand, infusing the general ethos of the design with simple fundamentals that hold a strong appeal. A clean palette on a predominately white and pale gray background with subtle strokes of black and exclamation points of natural colors and textures such as wood and brick, form the basis.

一旦进入，公寓的对称平面图就很明显了，入口大厅的白色木地板分别分成三个通往厨房，起居室和卧室的门廊。虽然每个房间都是独一无二的，但它们都是通过干净的单色色彩搭配在一起，并且发挥丰富的质感元素，从光滑和有光泽的 – 起居室中闪亮的黄铜咖啡桌 – 到粗糙和翻滚 -整个公寓的手工编织厚羊毛地毯。
起居室是完美的插图，为公寓营造了基调。芬兰抽象艺术家Tanja Meski的定制作品展示在墙壁的白色部分上，充分抵消了面向它们的裸露砖墙角落。同时，沉重而整体的混凝土餐桌为装饰增添了一份庄严感，由编织皮革扶手椅和轻木架子抵消。但也许这部作品是居民的黑漆胡桃木钢琴，由芬兰涂鸦艺术家Otto Maja进行改造，现在以“纸飞机”的旋转图案为特色，在乐器的整个正面上方滑动。

The apartment’s symmetrical floor plan is evident as soon as one enters, with the entry hall’s white washed wood floor branching out into three doorways leading to the kitchen, the living room and the bedroom, respectively. Although each room is unique, they are all tied together through the clean, monochromatic colorwayand play off the rich textural elements, which range from the smooth and glossy -the shiny, brass coffee table in the living room- to the rough and tumbled -the hand woven, thick wool carpets throughout the apartment.
The living room is the perfect illustration and sets the tone of the apartment. The custom-made works by Finnish abstract artist, Tanja Meski, are displayed on the white-painted sections of the walls, exuberantly offsetting the exposed brick corner wall facing them. Meanwhile, the heavy and monolithic, concrete dining table adds a gravitas to the décor, offset by the woven leather arm chairs and light wood shelving. But perhaps the piece de resistance is the resident’s black-painted, walnut wood piano which has been given a makeover by Finnish graffiti artist, Otto Maja, to now feature a swirling pattern of “paper planes” gliding up and around the instrument’s entire front.

卧室和厨房都反映了丰富的纹理和简单的色彩相同的相互作用。第一个是Tanja Meski在混凝土墙上展示的更多艺术品- 这既是床的床头板，也是房间的焦点。在整个房间里，桦木贴面衣柜从地板延伸到天花板，使其成为房间内的一个重要元素……以及提供一些急需的存储空间。地板上的图形，黑色和白色编织地毯带来另一种纹理，床边的混凝土浇筑边桌也是如此。
总而言之，我们可以想象它的驻地作曲家每天都会醒来，而不仅仅是充足的灵感来源，这要归功于这个轻松而真正宜居的公寓，让人无法羡慕其“纽约式酒店房间”的灵感。唯一可能缺少的是24小时客房服务……
The bedroom and kitchen both mirror that same interplay of rich textures and simple colorways. The first, features more artwork by Tanja Meski displayed on the concrete-covered wall – which acts as both the bed’s headboard as well as the room’s focal point. Across the room, the birch veneer covered wardrobe extends from the floor to the ceiling making it both a dramatic element in the room… as well as providing some much-needed storage space. The graphic, black and white, woven carpet on the floor brings in another texture as does the concrete cast side table beside the bed.
All in all, we can imagine that its resident composer is sure to wake up each day to more than ample inspiration cues thanks to this relaxed and truly livable apartment that has nothing to envy of its “New York-style hotel room” inspiration. The only thing that it could possibly be lacking is the 24-hour room service…

Design studio: LauraSeppänen
Photography: Paulina Salonen