Maison Olympique - Beijing
Maison Olympique is a private apartment renovation in the south-east of Beijing. The existing apartment is on the top floor of a seven story block with a view toward the Temple of Heaven. Currently under construction; to be completed in June 2018.
Beijing site locality
Location
The apartment is situated in the south-east of Beijing on the top floor of a typical seven story Beijing housing apartment block.
Existing Apartment
The existing apartment was enclosed and cluttered, with furniture scattered throughout the space leaving little room for open space or free movement. As a starting point, we removed everything from the apartment, having a blank canvas.
Existing apartment with previous owner’s belongings
Plan transformation from previous to new
Early construction of the loft stairs
Loft Floor
Taking full advantage of the top-floor apartment, we added in a new floor to create a loft space in the ceiling space. Between this and enclosing the balcony we added almost 50% more floor area to the apartment.
Perspective section through the living room and loft
Early construction progress on the floor structure
Integrate Furniture ‘Walls’
To maximize the open space and storage of the apartment we moved all the functions to the walls to allow for free movement, light penetration and cross-ventilation.
The living room ‘furniture wall’
First floor perspective plan
Visual Links
By framing views between the upper level loft and the living areas, we create links across the volume and between the parents’ living area and the kid’s play area.
Early concept sketch
Loft floor perspective plan
Fold-Out House
By turning the walls into flexible pieces of furniture with hidden functions and fold-out elements, we could maximize the function and flexibility of the spaces.
‘Fold-out’ furniture walls; dining room table setup
Olympic House
This being the second project with our Olympic client, we created a branding around the concept of the house, to carry the Olympic spirit, including a house logo.
Maison Olympique logo design
Closeup of the kitchen detail, with a touch of Dutch tiles
The living room is a flexible living environment.
Team: Martijn de Geus, Simon Henstra, Victor Tee, Han Zhang
Client: Wu Jingyu & Hou Kun
Project Year: Ongoing
Location: Beijing, China