Creating a balance between the surrounding nature and the family’s busy and urban life, House in the Woods was designed by the Istanbul-based interior design studio Ofist with simple, familiar materials and meticulous implementations.
One of the wooden houses of Kemer Country premises in Istanbul, House in the Woods was over-modernized and disconnected from its surroundings. Naturally, Ofist’s approach was to avoid too much interference with the infrastructure. Instead, the focus has been on clever touches and personalizing the house for its new residents. It was aimed to create a balance between the surrounding nature and the family’s busy, urban life.
Owning one of the leading pret-a-porter businesses in Turkey, clients Yilmaz Family always follow the latest trends and have intensive knowledge about fabrics, colors, and textures. Having worked with them several times, the interior designers got used to the colorful and exciting journey.
Creating a Bond between the House Design and the Surrounding Nature
This time, the focus was on warming up this over-modernized, remote house, and creating a connection with its surrounding habitat, while still preserving the urban connection. The designers’ idea was to create a bond between the house and the garden (plus the forest) and bring them closer to each other. In addition to the existing whites and anthracites all around the house, it was aimed for a bit more elegant colors, textures, and furniture for a more sophisticated feeling in the main living room, while going for a more cozy, warm feeling in the garden level.
The Istanbul-based interior design studio’s design approach, they may say is again simple, clear, and down to earth. As in the example of the fireplace intervention, a white painted timber, harmonious with the house, is placed through a metal system which is hung from the wooden roof and carries the TV and the shelving system.
Simple and familiar materials, clever and refined design, good quality, and meticulous implementations. We may say that this statement may sum up this design project in general. Designed specifically for the family, fitting perfectly like an haute couture suit. To look good, to be functional and enjoyed by the clients.
Ofist Press / pRchitect
Photos: Ali Bekman
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