The interior design of this one-bedroom apartment, located in a newly built residential development in Bucharest’s Floreasca area, was shaped around the personality, rhythm and needs of its owner: a single man and his cat.
This familiarity extended beyond the space itself. We also knew the client — his personality traits, habits, preferences and everyday routines. That understanding became the foundation of the design process, allowing us to move beyond a generic residential interior and instead create a tailored environment, where objects, materials and spatial gestures could respond directly to the way he lives.
The attention turned toward the atmosphere of the home: the creation of a coherent visual language defined through form, colour, materiality and texture.
The brief was intentionally open. As architects and interior designers at SSAT+, we were given only a few guiding directions — most notably the use of natural elements, with a particular preference for wood — and full creative freedom beyond that. This allowed us to build an interior that feels personal without being overly decorative, refined without becoming impersonal, and warm without losing clarity.
The interior design culminates with a custom wall piece created especially for the project by Ortaku, an urban artist with whom the SSAT team had previously collaborated on other projects.
Conceived as a corner element, the artwork extends across the two living-room walls, its form subtly guiding the eye toward the glazed façade while echoing the geometric motif that runs throughout the entire design. More than a decorative intervention, the piece becomes a spatial gesture — one that anchors the living area and gives the apartment a distinct visual identity.
Eclectic in character, the panel brings together several layers of reference: industrial nostalgia, the sense of status associated with classical aesthetics, and the expressive language of contemporary urban art. Through Ortaku’s techniques, these influences are not treated as separate themes, but as overlapping fragments of a personal, contemporary interior narrative.