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Graphite Loft Interiors

Jabal Amman, Jordan — Completed 2024

Graphite Loft Interiors double height living room and floating steel staircase
Discipline
Interior Architecture & Renovation
Location
Jabal Amman, Amman, Jordan
Internal Area
360 m² (3,875 sq ft)
Completion
2024
Steel Joinery
Amman Architectural Metal Studio
Primary Materials
Off-Shutter Concrete, Blackened Steel, Smoked Oak
Status
Completed & Inhabited
Photography
Studio Monograph Archive

An exercise in radical restraint: converting an existing brutalist shell in historical Amman into an uncompromised residence for a product designer and collector.

The Graphite Loft Interiors celebrate the honest beauty of structural unadornment. The existing rough board-marked concrete ceiling and perimeter columns were sandblasted and left raw, creating a tactile counterpoint to satin-finished smoked European oak cabinetry.

The centerpiece of the double-height volume is a floating 12mm blackened steel cantilever stair, welded on site and suspended with micro-cables to maintain uninterrupted sightlines across the living space.

Custom monolithic concrete kitchen counters with integrated induction burners flow seamlessly into a sunken hearth, warmed by concealed underfloor hydronic heating and curated minimalist lighting.