INSIDE BY PORTFOLIO 2020

39 The client’s collection of objects and artworks, along with deeply hued furniture and an antique rug, provide jolts of color throughout the space. And if those were not enough, the designing duo also painted the insides of the discreet built-in cupboards with a shock of crimson. However, a masterstroke in this apartment is the opening up of an awkward space where the air conditioner condenser was originally installed. Jain and Loberg replaced it with a glass- walled Zen garden, and with ample natural light finally streaming in, laid out a study in the node that connects all bedrooms. Jain and Loberg also maximized the balcony space that wraps around the living room, setting furniture for quiet contemplation and informal gatherings. They redid the en suite master bathroom, accommodating a spacious sink counter, toilet, shower, and a Japanese bathtub. The previous projects they have delivered to this particular client covered larger footprints and allowed for more elaborate elements, but Jain and Loberg confess that this apartment required so much despite its size. “It has a lot of character,” Jain says, “and it speaks volumes about the people who live in it.”