{"id":213407,"date":"2023-06-22T10:19:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=213407"},"modified":"2023-06-22T10:19:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:19:55","slug":"ippolito-fleitz-group-model-apartment-shanghai","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/ippolito-fleitz-group-model-apartment-shanghai\/","title":{"rendered":"Ippolito Fleitz Group Fills a Shanghai Apartment With Color"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A short marble stair with LED-lit risers marks the transition from public to private areas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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June 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Elizabeth Fazzare<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Zhang Daqi<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ippolito Fleitz Group Fills a Shanghai Apartment With Color<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

When Ippolito Fleitz Group was commissioned to transform the marble-clad interior of a five-bedroom, six-bathroom model apartment in a Shanghai high-rise, the addition of color was a certainty. After all, IFG<\/a>, which was cofounded in Stuttgart, Germany, by Interior Design<\/em> Hall of Fame members<\/a> Peter Ippolito and Gunter Fleitz and today has additional studios in Berlin and Shanghai, is well-known for punchy interiors, whether residential or commercial. Further layered with varied textures, a fluid floor plan, and charming built-ins and architectural recesses, the 7,500-square-foot penthouse is as unique as the art collector family that quickly purchased it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The full-floor project was begun without that client, however. The team envisioned it for someone who\u2019d appreciate the amount of personality it packed, says Dirk Zschunke, general manager of IFG Shanghai. He, Ippolito, and design director Halil Dogan decided to eliminate any traditional divisions between the common spaces to allow for the maximum amount of floor space and natural flow. What defines each area instead are furniture groupings and artful lighting, built-in display niches, and curtains and paneling in unexpected colors. \u201cEvery room has its own identity,\u201d Dogan explains. \u201cFor example, green paneling covers the elevator bank in the public area because it\u2019s more energized during the day. But in the bedrooms, the scheme is a bit calmer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A change in palette isn\u2019t the only marker of going from public to private. There are also a few steps to ascend to reach the bedroom wing, which is situated at one end of the penthouse and includes a dual main suite, for a couple that wants their own space to sleep and dress (they do share an en suite bathroom). In the transition between these open and closed spaces is a flexible one that does both: a media room with glamorous golden pendant fixtures and a generous white sectional that can be secluded via amber acoustic curtains. Just down the hall is one of the project\u2019s many Easter eggs moments: a recess upholstered in a fern-colored microfiber illuminated by whimsical glass fixtures. \u201cThis home is about discovering small details,\u201d Zschunke notes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Throughout a model apartment that has since been purchased are architectural recesses, like this Alacantra-upholstered one with custom pendant fixtures in the bedroom wing, that infuse the 7,500-square-foot penthouse with personality.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe feel lucky to shape people\u2019s lifestyles through design and let them live in that story,\u201d Dogan adds. In the end, the residents\u2014a married couple and their young son\u2014moved their personal collection of art and heirlooms into the dedicated architectural spotlights and have begun creating their own storylines. They were so inspired by IFG\u2019s concept that they bought the apartment turnkey\u2014green paneled wall and all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside a Colorful Model Apartment by Ippolito Fleitz Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Another custom pendant caps the living room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A curio shelf has been built into the living room\u2019s marble wall. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A custom Carrara marble vanity and shag stool outfit her dressing room in the main bedroom suite. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Upholstered doors open to a bedroom\u2019s closet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Melt pendants by Tom Dixon hang over the custom sectional in the media room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Custom mosaic tile envelops a guest bathroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The living room, furnished with custom pieces, shows how traditional partitioning has been done away with, creating large spaces that flow into one another.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A short marble stair with LED-lit risers marks the transition from public to private areas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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LED strips define arches in a bedroom. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Her bedroom in the main suite is entirely custom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The suite\u2019s bathroom features fluted walls and a custom Brutalist-style double vanity, all in marble.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
PRODUCT SOURCES<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
FROM FRONT<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Tom Dixon<\/span><\/a>: pendant fixtures (media room)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
gabriel<\/span><\/a>: navy headboard fabric (bedroom)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
THROUGHOUT<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
gt.deco<\/span><\/a>: custom furniture workshop<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
adding plume lighting design co.<\/span><\/a>: lighting designer<\/span><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n