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The Schouwenhoek Penthouse on Amsterdam’s Apollolaan comprises elements that shouldn’t work together: rustic timber ceilings canopying pale French oak parquetry floors and, in between, boxy mid-century furnishings set against black mesh shelving, plush fur rugs and solid Brutalist concrete. It’s a lot, and yet it feels completely calm and centred as one piece of design. Trust the Dutch to get it right.
The apartment was designed and completed between 2017 and 2018 by Amsterdam’s Framework Studio. It is located on the
