APTN1 is the first residential project undertaken by Atelier Caracas and is a marked departure from traditional approaches to residential interior architecture in Caracas. The principles embodied by APTN1 share affinities with those of the debut furniture collection, Gardenia. The intent is to splice and fuse kitsch mid-century aesthetics with principles of industrial design, unconventional materials, vectorized forms, and playful design elements. The focus remains on the architectural operations and the innovative application of design principles.

▼空间概览，preview © Atelier Caracas

APTN1 is representative of the meticulously crafted environment that Atelier Caracas’ architecture projects bring to fruition, maintaining the firm’s characteristic approach to whimsy and fantasy. Integrated throughout the project are sliding perforated metal panels with Tonka-style wheels coined as “Rover Doors” a reference to the Mars Rover and space apparatus.

Reimagining points of separation between the rooms in the living and family room spaces, the Rover Doors were envisioned to create mutable partitions, a design solution allowing the owners to expose or segment rooms for desired levels of privacy.

▼可变的分区，mutable partitions © Atelier Caracas