Archive Dive: 13 Built-In Sofas for Every Space - Remodelista
Have you been swayed yet by the built-in sofa? Here, 13 variations on the theme from designers and architects the world over: Plantea Estudio designed built-in linen sofas in the living areas for this home in a small fishing town on the north coast of Spain. “We designed this reading nook with an oversized plush cushion,” says designer Sarah Solis; the window seat is conveniently tucked between bookshelves. Photograph by Rennie Solis from Before & After: A 1924 Spanish-Style Villa in Laurel Canyon Gets an Update, 99 Years On. A good way to make use of unused corners, as seen in Geometry Prize: 12 Ideas for Tight Quarters (and Others) from Precision Design Stars Casa Josephine. Photograph by Pablo Zamora, courtesy of Casa Josephine Studio. Photograph by Lillie Thompson. A wrap-around sofa faces the garden in this project by designer Brem Perera; see A Rising Design Star Introduces Warmth and Familiarity to a Sweeping New Build in Melbourne. Guest rooms at Little Cat Lodge in upstate New York are fitted with built-in lounges. Photograph by Chris Mottalini, courtesy of LoveIsEnough, from “Born Into Yesterday”: 11 Quirky Ideas to Steal from Little Cat Lodge in Upstate NY. A stripy version at Hotel Le Sud in France, as seen in Let There Be Light: A Guesthouse Inspired by Picasso. Built-in sofas, pink edition, via La Vie en Papotte: A 15th-Century Mill in Burgundy, France, Redone by Heju. Photograph by Manolo Yllera, courtesy of Serge Castella Interiors. France-born, Spain-based designer and collector Serge Castella turned a built-in bench into a combination seat (with cushions upholstered in vintage floral fabric, found in Hawaii) and log storage. A bold built-in lends the feel of a retreat to an apartment in Rome by Studio Strato, as seen in Roman Holiday: A Top-Floor City Apartment That Channels Mediterranean Summer. Photograph by Sarah Button from Organic Architecture on the Côte d’Azur: A Jacques Couëlle Villa with a New Kitchen Extension. And a curvilinear version, in a villa in the South of France designed in the late 1920s. See What’s Old Is New: A Pearl District Loft in Portland Gets a New Shell; photograph by Aaron Leitz, courtesy of Jessica Helgerson Interior Design. A large, low built-in sofa makes use of space in a loft in Portland, Oregon—particular with drawers underneath. Low-slung and laid-back in a Hawaiian cottage; Hawaiian Summer: A Charm-Filled Stone Carriage House on the Maui Coast, Restored. A custom built-in sofa anchors a wellness expert’s NYC living room. See The Healthful Apartment: A Wellness Expert Finds Serenity on the Lower East Side.