When the opportunity arose for Berlin-based architect Ester Bruzkus to move from the second to the top floor of her apartment building in Prenzlauerberg, a charming neighborhood of bohemian bonhomie and hipster flair, she jumped at the chance to re-imagine her living space with fresh ideas, not to mention the chance to enjoy panoramic views of Berlin. The result is an idiosyncratic apartment that encapsulates all the qualities of Ester’s architecture and interior design practice Ester Bruzkus Architekten: efficient planning, playful material and colour juxtapositions, bespoke furniture, and exquisitely crafted details. Located in the first apartment building constructed after the fall of the Berlin wall in Prenzlauerberg, the property in its original state was an open-plan loft stretching between the building’s east and west glazed facades, with narrow terraces on both sides. Ester has radically changed this layout by introducing a series of geometric volumes that divide the apartment in separate yet connected areas, and by extending the narrow raised platforms, which run along the length of the wall-to-wall windows, into the interior.

当柏林的建筑师埃斯特·布鲁兹库斯(Ester Bruzkus)有机会从她位于普伦兹劳尔堡(Prenzlauerberg)公寓大楼的第二层搬到顶层时，她就跃跃欲试，重新想象自己的生活空间，更别提欣赏柏林全景的机会了。其结果是一套独特的公寓，它包含了Ester建筑和室内设计实践的所有品质：高效的规划、有趣的材料和色彩搭配、定制的家具和精心制作的细节。位于普伦兹劳尔堡柏林墙倒塌后建造的第一栋公寓楼中，原来的房产是一座开放式的阁楼，位于大楼东面和西面的玻璃幕墙之间，两边都是狭窄的露台。Ester已经从根本上改变了这种布局，它引入了一系列的几何体积，将公寓划分成单独但相互连接的区域，并将沿着墙到墙窗户长度的狭窄凸起的平台延伸到室内。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

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Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

A central structure of light oak conceals the private quarters without interrupting the wall-to-wall windows and has carved out an L-shaped living and dining area. On the side of the dining room, a kitchen unit has been incorporated into the oak structure, featuring a terrazzo worktop and pink cabinets which gracefully complement the adjacent green dining table, a bespoke design whose soft curves taunt the rectilinear cabinetry. The green and pink shades in the dining area are picked up in the lounge, the former by the colour of a wall section and the latter by the luxurious custom-designed sofa in three reddish pinks. The candy-coloured palette is playfully juxtaposed by the cool concrete floor and ceiling, while the soft texture of the Berber rug is contrasted by the glistening marble of the modernist coffee tables. It is all part of Ester’s whimsical design of contrasts—curved and straight, rough and smooth, common and opulent, colourful and restrained—which bestow a sense of wonder without saturating the senses.

一座由浅色橡木组成的中央建筑，遮住了私人住宅，没有打断墙对墙的窗户，还开辟了一个L形的生活区和就餐区。在餐厅的一侧，橡木结构中包含了一个厨房单元，其中有一个水磨石工作间和粉红色橱柜，它优雅地补充了相邻的绿色餐桌，这是一种定制的设计，其柔和的曲线嘲弄了直线型橱柜。餐厅的绿色和粉红色是在休息室里挑选的，前者是靠墙壁的颜色，后者是由三个红色的豪华定制沙发设计的。糖果色的调色板与冷酷的混凝土地板和天花板并置，而柏柏尔地毯的柔软质地则与现代咖啡桌上闪闪发光的大理石形成鲜明对比。这一切都是Ester的异想天开的反差设计的一部分-弯曲和直的，粗糙的和光滑的，普通的和富丽的，色彩的和克制的-它们赋予了一种奇妙的感觉而又不浸透感官。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

This sense of wonder is further titillated by a slew of clever surprises. An austere wall of gray-painted wooden slats conceals a brightly painted blue wardrobe, the oak-panelled volume contains a cubist bathtub of light gray marble terrazzo, next to which is a Carrara marble washbasin block set below a wallpaper based on Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa. The biggest surprise though awaits guests outside, where an exterior staircase leads to a private roof garden designed in collaboration with landscape architect Anja Knoth, offering sweeping views over the whole of Berlin. Conceived as a series of volumes and platforms and styled with oriental references, the decked roof garden reflects both the morphology and the colourful élan of the apartment below, as well as Ester’s unique sense of style..

这种奇怪的感觉还被许多聪明的惊喜所吸引。灰漆木板条的一个朴素的墙掩盖了一个明亮的蓝色衣橱，橡木桶的体积包含了一个立体主义的浅灰色大理石水磨石浴缸，旁边是一个位于墙纸之下的卡拉马拉大理石面盆，它是在金川的大波浪之上的。最大的惊喜是在外面等着客人，外面的楼梯通向与景观设计师AnjaKnuth协作设计的私人屋顶花园，为整个柏林提供了全面的视野。装饰的屋顶花园孕育了一系列的体积和平台，并设计成了东方的参考，这既反映了下面公寓的形态和色彩，也反映了酯的独特风格。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

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Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

JensBattenberg的照片。

Ester Bruzkus portrait. Photo by Jens Bösenberg.

埃斯特·布鲁兹库斯肖像。图片来源：Jens B senberg。

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