Industrial Loft Progress

This entry will bring the blog up to date on the progress of the loft. I have made significant progress on two large areas of the loft, the indoor pool area, and the library.
Indoor pool
The indoor pool is located on the first floor of the loft apartment and has a few unique and unusual features. I wanted the pool area to be as open as possible, but be usable in extremely hot and cold weather conditions. Two of the walls surrounding the indoor pool have massive openings to allow for maximum airflow on nicer days. However, I didn’t just want to enclose these openings with a series of standard doors, so I used roll up garage doors with glass panes from top to bottom. These doors help add to the overall industrial feel, while providing in interesting a practical solution for the pool enclosure. The wall opposite the garage door wall opens directly into the kitchen, and will be separated with a bar counter. There will also be access to the dining room from the pool room. The wall adjacent to the pool room will give access to the living room. The pool room contains 3 skylight towers directly over the pool, and will feature subway tile on the walls, crown moldings, and a tin ceiling.

Pool Room: Exterior

Pool Room: Interior

Pool Room: Skylight

Pool Room: Interior with Doors to Living Room

The Library
The library one of the largest spaces in the loft project, as it features a double height space and a series of architecturally unique features. The most notable is the second floor of the library, which features an open tread deck.The second floor is more like an industrial grade catwalk, further adding to the factory feeling. A spiral stair located in the corner of the space allows access the walkway, and features open decking just as the catwalk above. The library features massive floor to ceiling factory style windows, as well as 10’ tall built in bookcases on the first floor, and 9’ tall bookcases on the second. The outer deck can by accessed by French doors, as can the living room. The ceiling also boasts 3 skylights with decorative iron inserts, and will be finished with a tin design. The library also features an oversized fireplace, and will eventually contain seating areas for reading and relaxing and of course, books.

Library: Spiral Stair

Library: Fireplace

Library: View From 2nd Level

Library: Skylight Detail

Library: Doors to Living Room

Library: Doors to Outer Deck

Check back soon for more updates.