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It is a carefully composed interior total concept, with the fireplace acting as the spatial anchor.<\/p>\n<h2>Open living area with the fireplace at its centre<\/h2>\n<p>The open living area with fireplace is not treated as a backdrop. It is the point around which the seating area, dining table and kitchen all turn. From the sofa, the flame sits low in a dark-lined recess. From the dining side, it remains present without interrupting the view. That shift matters: the room can stay open, yet the layout never feels vague. The built-in fire gives the apartment a fixed line of orientation, and the surrounding finishes follow that line with restraint.<\/p>\n<p>Warm materials take the edge off the straight lines. Wood sits against darker stone-like surfaces, and the contrast shows up most clearly where the fire opening meets the wall and where the floor continues under the seating zone. Nothing is overdrawn. The furniture arrangement leaves room for movement, while the large panes on the outer wall keep the daylight moving across the interior. Seen together, those elements make the new-build apartment interior feel measured rather than filled.<\/p>\n<h2>Kitchen island design and the custom storage wall<\/h2>\n<p>The kitchen island design works as both surface and divider. Its broad top gives the room a working edge, while the darker base keeps it visually tied to the fireplace and the living area. Behind it, the kitchen storage runs in straight bands, with full-height cabinets, open niches and integrated appliances forming a calm backdrop. The result is a kitchen that does not shout for attention, but still carries the same discipline as the rest of the apartment. The island and the built-in wall are the clearest signs of custom built-in cabinets in the project.<\/p>\n<p>Close-up views show how the finishes were handled. Fronts read as smooth planes, sometimes with a near-handleless look, and the worktop introduces a stronger, darker note. Recessed lighting above the preparation zone keeps the surfaces legible, especially where the sink and taps sit in front of the cabinetry. In the broader composition, the kitchen does not sit apart from the living room. It belongs to the same interior total concept, with the same line language, the same dark accents and the same controlled use of light.<\/p>\n<h3>Cabinetry that keeps the circulation clear<\/h3>\n<p>In the hall and transition areas, the custom built-in cabinets continue the same approach. A long storage wall follows the circulation route and keeps the passage visually quiet. Glass elements interrupt the solid panels, giving the corridor a lighter read without breaking the rhythm of the joinery. This is where the project\u2019s practical side becomes visible: storage is absorbed into the architecture, and the route from one room to the next stays uncluttered. The apartment gains order through the cabinetry, not through decoration.<\/p>\n<h2>Private rooms tied to the same material language<\/h2>\n<p>The private zones are handled as part of the same new-build apartment interior, not as separate stories. The dressing sits beside the master bedroom and carries its own illuminated storage walls. Light catches the shelves and hanging zones, making the room easy to read even when the door is partly open. The bedroom itself continues the darker palette, with a strong accent wall and a built-in piece of furniture anchoring the sleeping zone. Seen from the corridor, these rooms extend the same calm line that starts in the living area.<\/p>\n<p>The youth rooms are more compact, but they are still paired with a shower cell that keeps the layout efficient. That addition matters because it lets the private wing function on its own terms. The finishes stay clear and direct, with no break in the overall material discipline. As in the other rooms, the project relies on built-in elements and exact alignments rather than loose furnishings, and that is what gives the interior total concept its coherence without making it feel rigid.<\/p>\n<h3>A bathroom that works with light, glass and dark tile<\/h3>\n<p>The bathroom is the most tactile room in the apartment. A generous two-person bathtub sits alongside a large walk-in shower with a rain shower and multiple wellness functions. Glass shower walls keep the volume open, while the dark tiled surfaces deepen the room and make the fittings stand out. In close-up, the shower head, the tile joints and the reflections in the glass become part of the composition. The walk-in shower with rain shower is not a detached feature here; it belongs to the same disciplined material palette as the rest of the apartment.<\/p>\n<p>What makes this room convincing is the way the surfaces are handled. The dark tile accent does not dominate the space, but it frames the shower and sets off the water zone. The bathtub reads as a separate pause in the plan, positioned for use rather than display. Together with the dressing and bedroom, the bathroom completes the private end of the new-build apartment interior. It closes the loop between storage, sleeping and washing without changing the project\u2019s language of straight lines, glass and warm-toned finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Across the apartment, the same choices return in different registers: built-ins that sit flush with the wall, strong sightlines from one zone to the next, and materials that switch between matte darkness and warmer grain. The living area around the fireplace gives the plan its centre, while the kitchen, dressing and bathroom carry that order into daily use. Nothing relies on excess detail. The strength lies in the way the parts connect, and in how clearly each one is cut into the larger whole.<\/p>\n<p>For this kind of project, the value of the work lies in the precision of the interior total concept. The custom built-in cabinets keep storage disciplined. The kitchen island design gives the open plan a working core. The open living area with fireplace sets the room sequence. And in the private wing, the lit dressing room and walk-in shower with rain shower extend the same material control into the quieter spaces. 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