The Brief

An industrial loft in Eindhoven’s creative Strijp-S quarter. The client — a photographer — wanted the existing raw character preserved while making the space liveable, warm, and workable as both studio and home.

Planning

The floor plan was largely left intact. We introduced a mezzanine sleeping level above the photography studio, accessed by a steel and oak staircase that reads as a piece of furniture.

Living Area

Exposed concrete ceilings and the original steel windows were retained as deliberate focal points. Against these, we placed soft furnishings — mohair sofas, sheepskin throws, handmade ceramic lamps — to create warmth without pastiche.

Studio / Work

The photography studio occupies the north end of the loft, beneath a continuous band of clerestory windows. Seamless white plaster walls and a polished concrete floor create the neutral backdrop the client needed for work.

Kitchen

The kitchen is structured around a central island in black granite. Open steel shelving holds professional-grade cookware. The cooking range — a La Cornue in dark anthracite — becomes the room’s centrepiece.