DVŮR Duplex Apartment
We did not change the layout of this two-storey apartment. The new-build was handed over to us at the white-box stage—with finished walls, but without floors, doors or bathrooms. Empty enough to start designing, but not empty enough to demolish everything first.
The interior is based on light, bleached-oak flooring and a subtle colour palette. We introduced contrast through the staircase, the bedroom and several black metal details.
A kitchen that does not need contrast
We designed the kitchen without bold textures or sudden changes of material. Light stone with subtle veining, oak veneer and recessed handles. Nothing demands attention before the person cooking in it.
An oak dining table continues directly from the kitchen. It is not another solitary piece, but a natural extension of the cabinetry. The entire lower floor therefore remains light, calm and visually clean.
A staircase after the eclipse
The original white metal railing looked more suitable for the communal staircase of an apartment block. So we removed it. We replaced it with a black rod railing extending through both storeys. Its regular rhythm is interrupted only occasionally by a diagonal rod—not as decoration, but to stop the structure from becoming too obedient.
The staircase walls and ceiling are finished in a dark blue-black microcement. A circular light set into the ceiling resembles an eclipsed sun. This is where the restraint of the lower floor ends.
The bed chose the colour
The bedroom palette began with the choice of a Hästens bed. We extended its dark blue into the upholstered and fitted elements, then added muted pastel shades. Vertical fluting appears across the walls and furniture. Its subtle relief responds to changing light without turning the bedroom into a display of decorative surfaces. Blue is not an accent here. It is the starting point.
Black lines in a light bathroom
We kept the bathroom light and introduced contrast through black metal structures. They frame the shower enclosure and form the bespoke towel rails designed for the washbasin area.
One of the bathrooms also includes a built-in sauna. It is not treated as a separate wellness room, but as part of everyday life.
A small house for each child
The children’s room was designed entirely to measure. Each child has a bed set within a house-shaped niche with an upholstered headboard—a small private space inside the shared room.
We repeated the same motif in the shelving above the desks. If you introduce a house, it should not appear just once and by accident.
A calm duplex with one eclipse
This project is not based on a radical layout change or a major construction gesture. Instead, it shows what can be achieved in a new-build apartment when the interior is designed before the first catalogue doors and bathroom tiles are chosen.
Most of the apartment remains light and restrained. The staircase cuts through it as a dark intervention, the bedroom adds blue, and the children’s room brings in a little playfulness. The result is a duplex apartment interior that does not need to be complicated to avoid becoming generic.
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Martina - 29. 8. 2026