Apartment
Indus
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Where raw material becomes intimacy.
Where strength softens into calm.
Industrial is a space shaped by contrast — between weight and lightness, precision and imperfection, discipline and comfort. It draws from the language of early workshops, ateliers, and modernist studios, translating industrial heritage into a refined, deeply livable retreat.
This apartment does not imitate industry. It distills it.
Spanning 38.2 m², the apartment is conceived for two guests, with additional sleeping capacity provided by the daybed. Two balconies extend the living space outward, opening toward Lake Weissensee from both sides and allowing light, air, and landscape to move freely through the interior.
The atmosphere is contemplative, tactile, and quietly dramatic — defined not by decoration, but by structure.
A Space of Material Honesty
The interior unfolds with clarity.
Muted mineral tones, deep blue-grey walls, and warm wooden elements create a calm, balanced environment where every surface feels considered.
The kitchen is conceived as a functional sculpture:
At its heart stands an original carpentry workshop workbench, carefully integrated into the kitchen workdesk. Once a surface of labor and craft, it now becomes a place of gathering, preparation, and daily ritual. Its worn wood carries visible traces of time — marks, patina, and softened edges shaped by decades of use. Preserved rather than perfected, it allows history to remain legible. Handmade-style Moroccan wall tiles line the kitchen and wet areas. Their irregular surfaces and nuanced color variations ensure that no two tiles are alike.
In the bathroom, architecture becomes ritual.
Stone volumes, recessed niches, and filtered daylight create a monastic sense of calm — reduced, grounded, restorative. Large windows open the space toward landscape and light, allowing nature to gently counterbalance the apartment’s industrial gravity.
A vintage industrial sliding glass partition, framed in steel or aluminum and divided into multiple panes, references early factory windows and atelier architecture. It separates spaces without closing them — filtering light, framing movement, and maintaining visual flow.
Curated Objects with Character
At the center of the apartment stands a rare rough metal chair from France, circa 1920. Hand-shaped from raw metal, its form is expressive, almost anatomical. Visible traces of craftsmanship — irregular curves, tension in the material, deliberate restraint — transform it from furniture into artifact. It introduces an early industrial, pre-modernist spirit: utilitarian, poetic, and deeply human.
Complementing this presence is the Cleopatra Daybed, designed by André Cordemeyer for Auping in 1954. Its slim metal frame and softly upholstered surface embody early postwar modernism — structural clarity, human proportions, and restrained elegance. Positioned as a place of pause, it offers both comfort and additional sleeping capacity, balancing steel with softness, rational design with ease. The dining area is articulated by a set of postmodern “Dry Martini” bar stools by Pedro Miralles for Akaba — graphic, sculptural, and unmistakably urban.
A small travertine side table, used as bedside or companion piece, introduces geological calm. Its porous texture and fossil-like surface ground the space in time and permanence — reduced, quiet, and essential.
A Corridor of Memory
In the corridor, an object installation of original carpentry tools forms a subtle homage to the craftsmen who once built and shaped the house. These working devices — worn, functional, unpolished — are presented not as nostalgia, but as recognition.
They speak of hands, skill, repetition, and time.
Of builders whose presence remains embedded in walls, beams, and floors.
Amenities – The Essentials of Quiet Independence and living Comfort
Every W7SKY suite is conceived not only as a place to stay, but as a temporary home shaped for slow living and effortless autonomy.
Each apartment is equipped with a fully appointed kitchen — including cookware, tableware, glassware and essential utensils as well as coffee machine and kettle— allowing guests to cook, prepare and linger over meals in complete privacy, at their own rhythm.
The bathroom becomes a space of ritual and restoration, stocked with refined bathing amenities, soft towels, bathrobes and a hairdryer — designed to support both morning and evening routines.
For security a discreet in-room safe is provided, while high-speed wireless internet offers seamless connectivity, without interrupting the stillness of the space.
A flat-screen television is subtly integrated into the interior, available for quiet evenings, music, or cinematic retreat — present, but never dominant.
For extended stays and true independence, each suite also includes access to essential household tools: a vacuum cleaner, iron and ironing board, and basic cleaning equipment — so the apartment can be lived in, not merely occupied.
At W7SKY, comfort is never loud. It functions calmly in the background — supporting your stay, without ever disrupting its atmosphere.
Industrial is designed for guests who appreciate clarity.
For those who feel comfort in material honesty.
For those who understand that luxury can be quiet, grounded, and deeply human.
