Polish design firm mode:lina put on their thinking caps when it came to designing the interior of this new house in Poznań, Poland. With 140 square meters (or 1,506 square feet) to work with, the Beam&Block House was in need of clever storage solutions, playful pops of color, and most importantly, some imagination.
The team got to work re-imagining the hall and space under the stairs to include built-in storage and a dog house (see above in first photo). I bet they have one happy pooch!
They also used sliding mirrored doors to give the illusion of more space.
A bold cheery yellow is used throughout the home on doors and window trim, helping to balance out the coldness of the raw grey concrete floors and ceilings.
Built-in bookcases are added for storage in the living room. The dark grey walls almost mask the TV and make it fade from view when not in use.
An island in the kitchen was built for extra counter space and the small kitchen was framed in with angled headers to define the space.
Angled walls and details are spotted throughout the space making sure things never get boring.
The grey and yellow color scheme continues to the bedrooms creating a cohesive vibe throughout. There’s plenty of white to break it up though.
Photos by Marcin Ratajczak.

3 Comments
ally on 07.19.2013 at 22:32 PM
nice
colin little on 07.22.2013 at 03:26 AM
love the house I have just spent 3 years building a concrete warehouse and office block 1000sqm, next project will be new home for me hopefully concrete and sustainable look forward to new ideas keep an eye on our lights great range as we grow our web site
stephen on 08.19.2013 at 10:53 AM
i would add that the angled walls are used to expand the feeling of space, above the kitchen counter for example, where the angled line connects with the window space and shoots perspective lines into the space outside of the house. At first I didn’t really like (or get) the angled wall elements. But they’re integral to the set of elements and operations that open up the space: not just “make sure things never get boring.”
Great article!
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