the garage loft

Dutch architecture firm Studio OxL transformed a former carpenter’s workshop located in Arnhem, The Netherlands into a daylight-filled loft that features a space for the owner’s electric sports car. The 30 metre deep space is now bathed in daylight and has become a comfortable place to live. Energy efficiency was a key project aim so the architects introduced a glazed internal courtyard and under floor heating. The design respects the old industrial doors and building structure, but isolates the inside from the rest of the building. The patio works as a lantern, supplying its surrounding spaces with daylight. It also divides the house into a more public area that contains the kitchen and the living room and the more private area houses the studio and the bedrooms.

The Studio OxL decided to park the electric sports car inside the living room securing a prime parking spot in the middle of the hip and crowded fashion district of Arnhem’s city centre.

Images Studio OxL