Venice-Penthouse-1
上海
An interior precedent by Cibic Workshop showcasing a vaulted timber-beamed roof and warm ochre walls, creating an inviting historic-modern penthouse living space.
- What we like about this project
- The contrasting metal-framed mezzanine rail and contemporary glass sliding doors against heavy historic beams.
Materials
- timber
- plaster
- metal
- glass
- leather
- textile
Visual identifiers
- timber-truss-ceiling
- vaulted-roof
- yellow-walls
- mezzanine-railing
- arched-windows
Style tags
- eclectic
- warm-minimal
- historic-modern
Visual tags
- residential
- warm-interior
- vaulted
- historic-mix
- terrace-view
- Geometry
- Longitudinal living hall with an exposed pitched timber truss roof, framed by a balcony opening at the far end and a mezzanine stair railing in the foreground.
- Structural guess
- Timber roof truss system spanning masonry or concrete residential bearing walls.
- Spatial scale
- Expansive domestic living hall, approximately single-story with a high vaulted truss ceiling.
- Lighting
- Direct warm sunlight streams through the side windows casting sharp diagonal shadows across the rug, supplemented by warm interior ambient lamps.
- Atmosphere
- Cozy, sunlit, and richly textured with warm woods and traditional furnishings.
- Environmental context
- Interior living space on an upper residential floor with balcony views toward historic urban rooftops.
- Spatial experience
- A warm, processional interior where deep floor rug bands and rhythmic ceiling beams draw the eye toward the exterior terrace view.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating exposed timber ceiling ties create a steady longitudinal rhythm matched by the floor runner pattern.
- Style reading
- Eclectic modern-historic residential interior
- Program
- Penthouse living hall
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- timber, plaster, metal, glass, leather, textile
- Visual identifiers
- timber-truss-ceiling, vaulted-roof, yellow-walls, mezzanine-railing, arched-windows
- Style tags
- eclectic, warm-minimal, historic-modern
- Visual tags
- residential, warm-interior, vaulted, historic-mix, terrace-view
- Geometry
- Longitudinal living hall with an exposed pitched timber truss roof, framed by a balcony opening at the far end and a mezzanine stair railing in the foreground.
- Structural guess
- Timber roof truss system spanning masonry or concrete residential bearing walls.
- Spatial scale
- Expansive domestic living hall, approximately single-story with a high vaulted truss ceiling.
- Lighting
- Direct warm sunlight streams through the side windows casting sharp diagonal shadows across the rug, supplemented by warm interior ambient lamps.
- Atmosphere
- Cozy, sunlit, and richly textured with warm woods and traditional furnishings.
- Environmental context
- Interior living space on an upper residential floor with balcony views toward historic urban rooftops.
- Spatial experience
- A warm, processional interior where deep floor rug bands and rhythmic ceiling beams draw the eye toward the exterior terrace view.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating exposed timber ceiling ties create a steady longitudinal rhythm matched by the floor runner pattern.
- Style reading
- Eclectic modern-historic residential interior
- Program
- Penthouse living hall
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior