As part of a full renovation, I gave the lower floor of a private villa a new life. Full responsibility, from concept to finish.
A basement rarely has daylight on its side. Rather than fight it, I let the games room grow darker and calmer — a place you come down to in the evening. The pool table in pale oak sits at the centre, and along one wall white relief-cut stone is lit from below. The bar holds the darker tone: dark-stained oak, a pale stone top, indirect light behind the bottles. Herringbone parquet ties it together.
The utility room next door makes the everyday easy. A U-shaped terrazzo counter gives room to fold, and the washer-dryer tower is built into oak, raised off the floor.
Behind handle-free grey-green fronts, everything else is kept out of sight. Oak, terrazzo and black details, the same palette throughout the entire floor.
Two rooms, each with its task, designed for their purposes.
