{"id":1722,"date":"2025-08-17T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/?p=1722"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:30:17","slug":"studio-wijsman-designs-elemental-and-intimate-interior-for-converted-amsterdam-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/17\/studio-wijsman-designs-elemental-and-intimate-interior-for-converted-amsterdam-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Wijsman designs “elemental and intimate” interior for converted Amsterdam apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Berlin-based Studio Wijsman has updated an apartment<\/a> housed in a former sugar refinery in Amsterdam<\/a>, using materials including stone and stainless steel<\/a> to complement the building’s industrial heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two-storey apartment is situated within a canal-side refinery building dating back to 1752. Studio Wijsman<\/a> was tasked with modernising the interior in a way that respected the existing architectural elements.<\/p>\n

“The goal was to make a home that felt deeply rooted in the building’s history but with a tactile quality that encourages slowing down and being present,” explained the studio’s founder Keltie Wijsman.<\/p>\n

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A private bedroom features tactile green walls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The apartment originally featured an open-plan bedroom and adjacent office, which was reorganised to create a private bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and a new walk-in wardrobe.<\/p>\n

The kitchen and mezzanine dining area were completely revamped, while a guest bathroom, sauna and WC were combined to create a single cohesive space.<\/p>\n

The studio adopted a material-driven approach to the project, introducing contemporary details that complement original features such as the exposed ceiling beams.<\/p>\n

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The exposed ceiling beams were left intact<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“My aim was to create a sense of calm by stripping away any excess and leaving the focus on the materials, crafting an environment that felt both elemental and intimate,” Wijsman told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“I wanted every surface, detail, and junction to contribute to a sense of timelessness \u2013 not through ornamentation \u2013 but through proportion, texture and restraint.”<\/p>\n

Early in the project, Wijsman and the client bonded over a shared love of stone, which became a defining feature of the interior. The kitchen is defined by the Red Mirage granite used to create countertops that accentuate the tones of the historic beams.<\/p>\n

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Red Mirage granite was used for the kitchen countertops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A coffee table crafted from Rosso Verona marble provides a centrepiece in the living room, while the bathtub was crafted from solid Emperador Dark marble.<\/p>\n

Wijsman began working with stone early in her career, but said that her relationship with the material deepened when she visited a quarry in Pardais, Portugal, while working on a previous project.<\/p>\n