Attic Apartment, Bratislava Flat, Slovakian Residential Building, Interior Architecture Images
Attic Apartment
White Home Interior in Bratislava, Slovakia ? design by at26 architects
8 Oct 2016
Attic Apartment in Bratislava
Design: at26, architects
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Rhapsody in White

The Attic Apartment is located at the top of the block of flats from 1920´s is situated close to the Center of the Capital of Slovakia ? Bratislava.

It belongs to some of the older neighbourhoods of Bratislava, formerly known as ?Ziegelfeld?. that has an interesting historical context, being a mix of industrial and residential nature. This imprint of historical feeling is still present there.

Long before the begining of the construction we found a space in the attic of an apartment house, that was not in very good condition. For a long time the attic had served as a pigeon?s nest and a place for drying clothes, which resulted in lowering the quality of space and construction.
What followed was cleaning the space and analysing the condition of truss and bearing structures. Due to unsatisfying results, some of the original beams were replaced by new and together they form the truss, which is essential part of the design.

Upon the old truss, a new one was built, also containing a layer of insulation. The whole roof is covered by sheatings made of steel withstanding seams in the color of anthracite.

With new roof standing, the authors had an Idea, that white color will be essent...