Neuman Hayner architects

Whiteline Loft

Whiteline Loft
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WHITELINE LOFT

Neumann Monson Architects

ARCHITECTS
Neumann Monson Architects

MANUFACTURES
Duravit, Miele, Poliform, Rifra

PHOTOGRAPHS
Integrated Studio

AREA
3800 ft²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Des Moines, United States

CATEGORY
Loft, Residential

This 3,800 sf residence, which occupies the top floor of a converted historic urban warehouse, balances the duality of the clients’ public and private lives through processional layout and spatial contrast.

Whiteline Loft
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Whiteline Loft
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The design assigns bright, open social spaces to the perimeter and encloses private areas with dark tones and rich materiality.

The juxtaposition provides the chiaroscuro of the clients’ extensive calligraphic art collection, writ large in space.

Whiteline Loft
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Whiteline Loft
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Entering the residence, daylight draws one through a compressed, enveloping vestibule out into the open living area.

Bathrooms are finished in marble slabs, marble penny tile, and pickled white oak.

The airy communal space wraps the warehouse’s northwest corner, maximizing natural light and the expansive panoramic view.

Whiteline Loft
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Whiteline Loft
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Whiteline Loft
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Dark-stained white oak piers cordon off its ends to provide enclosure and reserve views for the master bedroom and study, respectively.

Support spaces can be found in the interior of the unit, where lowered ceilings enhance experiential intimacy. Floors are radiant, polished concrete.

Lending pragmatic logic to an experientially-driven layout, low ceilings coincide with a dense network of existing duct banks, conduit runs, sprinkler pipes, and roof drains.

Whiteline Loft
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Whiteline Loft
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Whiteline Loft
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Whiteline Loft
Floor plan
Whiteline Loft
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