Best of the Week: 25 Cosy Spaces With Cement Screed Flooring
These designs make screed flooring, an industrial style must-have, look cosy and welcoming instead of harsh and cold
Raw finishes – exposed brick, cement screed floors, unpainted metalworks – are one of the trademarks of the industrial style, which is still a favourite among Singapore homeowners. Inspired by factory interiors, it’s easy for a home with screed floors (and walls) to look as edgy … and cold, harsh or unliveable. It’s important to find a balance that will make industrial style’s screed-floored interiors feel warm and welcoming, as these cosy designs from Singapore and around the world successfully do.
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2. Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: BKA Architecture Pty Ltd
Features: Large floor rugs in both the living area and bedroom warm up this converted warehouse. A bright yellow sofa also helps.
Designer: BKA Architecture Pty Ltd
Features: Large floor rugs in both the living area and bedroom warm up this converted warehouse. A bright yellow sofa also helps.
3. Location: Austin, USA
Designer: Dupont Cabinetry & Design
Features: Like #4, this industrial style space with its screed floor benefits from all-glass walls that let the woodsy outdoors in.
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Designer: Dupont Cabinetry & Design
Features: Like #4, this industrial style space with its screed floor benefits from all-glass walls that let the woodsy outdoors in.
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4. Location: Germany
Designer: kühnlein architekten GmbH
Features: When you have both floor and ceiling in cool grey cement screed finish, you need glass walls that pull in the warmth of the outdoors in.
Designer: kühnlein architekten GmbH
Features: When you have both floor and ceiling in cool grey cement screed finish, you need glass walls that pull in the warmth of the outdoors in.
6. Location: Verona, Italy
Designer: Aledolci & Co.
Features: Custom-made chocolate brown details such as the built-in benches and the spiral staircase warm the stone and screed finishes of this restored tower.
Designer: Aledolci & Co.
Features: Custom-made chocolate brown details such as the built-in benches and the spiral staircase warm the stone and screed finishes of this restored tower.
7. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Living Luxury
Features: Wooden built-ins and wicker basket accessories (see the pendant lamps and the basket in the corner) balance the coldness of the charcoal wall and cement screed floor.
Designer: Living Luxury
Features: Wooden built-ins and wicker basket accessories (see the pendant lamps and the basket in the corner) balance the coldness of the charcoal wall and cement screed floor.
8. Location: London, UK
Designer: ALL & NXTHING
Features: The screed floor and fireplace get cosy with indoor plants and some plushly textured soft furnishings.
Designer: ALL & NXTHING
Features: The screed floor and fireplace get cosy with indoor plants and some plushly textured soft furnishings.
9. Location: Madrid, Spain
Designer: Kubikoo Estudio
Features: An oversized pendant lamp made of bent wood, together with the chunky wood of the coffee table, warms the cool monochromatic space.
Designer: Kubikoo Estudio
Features: An oversized pendant lamp made of bent wood, together with the chunky wood of the coffee table, warms the cool monochromatic space.
10. Location: Singapore
Designer: Mesh Werk Studio
Features: Chocolate-hued wood, the caramel leather sofa and a lashing of bright turquoise blue courtesy of the TV console warm up the screed floor and wall of this flat. Brass lines inlaid in the screed wall also add warmth to the industrial style space.
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Designer: Mesh Werk Studio
Features: Chocolate-hued wood, the caramel leather sofa and a lashing of bright turquoise blue courtesy of the TV console warm up the screed floor and wall of this flat. Brass lines inlaid in the screed wall also add warmth to the industrial style space.
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11. Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
Designer: HONEYandSPICE innenarchitektur + design
Features: The solid wood countertop and ladder-as-towel-holder bring warm colour to this cool-grey and icy white bathroom.
Designer: HONEYandSPICE innenarchitektur + design
Features: The solid wood countertop and ladder-as-towel-holder bring warm colour to this cool-grey and icy white bathroom.
12. Location: Brighton and Hove, UK
Designer: deVOL Kitchens
Features: A muted ivy green finish and brass hardware on the kitchen cabinets enliven the screed floor and white walls of this kitchen.
Designer: deVOL Kitchens
Features: A muted ivy green finish and brass hardware on the kitchen cabinets enliven the screed floor and white walls of this kitchen.
13. Location: Byron Bay, Australia
Designer: Sanctuary 28
Features: Glass wall panels that slide open to create a seamless indoor-outdoor space ensure that despite its cold screed floors, this home is warmed by sun and the fresh outdoors.
Designer: Sanctuary 28
Features: Glass wall panels that slide open to create a seamless indoor-outdoor space ensure that despite its cold screed floors, this home is warmed by sun and the fresh outdoors.
14. Location: Leipzig, Germany
Designer: quartier vier - Herberg | Siebeck | Wortelkamp
Features: Huge windows let in plenty of sunlight, while the exposed brick wall contributes warm colour to this screed-floored space.
Designer: quartier vier - Herberg | Siebeck | Wortelkamp
Features: Huge windows let in plenty of sunlight, while the exposed brick wall contributes warm colour to this screed-floored space.
15. Location: Sarria, Spain
Designer: MANO Arquitectura
Features: Patterned tiles that visually demarcate the kitchen add character to the screed flooring. The oak beams and other solid wood architectural details keep the space looking warm.
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Designer: MANO Arquitectura
Features: Patterned tiles that visually demarcate the kitchen add character to the screed flooring. The oak beams and other solid wood architectural details keep the space looking warm.
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16. Location: Gujarat, India
Designer: Dipen Gada and Associates
Features: Patterned acoustic panelling on the ceiling and vibrantly coloured throw cushions enliven the minimalist finish of this living room. The cement-based flooring is called Indian Pattern Stone (IPS), and appears ‘scored’ with glass strips that help prevent it from cracking.
Designer: Dipen Gada and Associates
Features: Patterned acoustic panelling on the ceiling and vibrantly coloured throw cushions enliven the minimalist finish of this living room. The cement-based flooring is called Indian Pattern Stone (IPS), and appears ‘scored’ with glass strips that help prevent it from cracking.
17. Location: Compassvale, Singapore
Designer: Studio Roundtop
Features: A black-and-white scheme (recalling colonial black-and-white houses) with a big green plant brings a warm, sophisticated tropical feel to this clean-lined apartment with its screed floor.
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Designer: Studio Roundtop
Features: A black-and-white scheme (recalling colonial black-and-white houses) with a big green plant brings a warm, sophisticated tropical feel to this clean-lined apartment with its screed floor.
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18. Location: Ireland
Designer: Cillian Johnston
Features: With the cement finish rising from the floor to the kitchen island and countertop, this kitchen has a lot of potential to look cold and raw. But it doesn’t do that, because wood shelves have been thoughtfully paired with the screed. Vintage-style filament bulbs, which give off a warm yellow glow, will also help when the sun goes down.
Designer: Cillian Johnston
Features: With the cement finish rising from the floor to the kitchen island and countertop, this kitchen has a lot of potential to look cold and raw. But it doesn’t do that, because wood shelves have been thoughtfully paired with the screed. Vintage-style filament bulbs, which give off a warm yellow glow, will also help when the sun goes down.
19. Location: Milan, Italy
Designer: sm*s stefaniamicottistudio
Features: A repurposed family antique (the sofa), vintage finds and a collection of original sketches, works of art and photos by Italian artists bring warmth and personality to this auto shop-turned-home.
Designer: sm*s stefaniamicottistudio
Features: A repurposed family antique (the sofa), vintage finds and a collection of original sketches, works of art and photos by Italian artists bring warmth and personality to this auto shop-turned-home.
20. Location: Japan
Designer: 葛西潔建築設計事務所
Features: This cement screed-looking floor is in fact mortar flooring, which works better for the under-floor heating in this house. Plywood elements make the space look warmer, while still keeping to the industrial style.
Designer: 葛西潔建築設計事務所
Features: This cement screed-looking floor is in fact mortar flooring, which works better for the under-floor heating in this house. Plywood elements make the space look warmer, while still keeping to the industrial style.
21. Location: Solsidan, Sweden
Designer: Amsterdam Living
Features: Plenty of orange elements, from the bank of overhead and under-counter kitchen cabinets to the rug and throw cushions, perk up the floor-to-ceiling concrete and screed finish of this space.
Designer: Amsterdam Living
Features: Plenty of orange elements, from the bank of overhead and under-counter kitchen cabinets to the rug and throw cushions, perk up the floor-to-ceiling concrete and screed finish of this space.
22. Location: London, UK
Designer: Giles & Pike Architects
Features: Wood cabinetry is further brightened up by a double-height airwell, giving warmth to the white and screed space.
Designer: Giles & Pike Architects
Features: Wood cabinetry is further brightened up by a double-height airwell, giving warmth to the white and screed space.
23. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Designer: Vitus Mataré & Associates, Inc.
Features: You can almost ignore the screed floor because of that stunning view. The wooden ceiling helps with the interior warm ambience of the space, too.
Designer: Vitus Mataré & Associates, Inc.
Features: You can almost ignore the screed floor because of that stunning view. The wooden ceiling helps with the interior warm ambience of the space, too.
24. Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Designer: ATELIER SPACE
Features: Wood, leather, woven accessories and plants all come together to balance the cold look of the white walls and screed flooring.
Designer: ATELIER SPACE
Features: Wood, leather, woven accessories and plants all come together to balance the cold look of the white walls and screed flooring.
25. Location: Mexico
Designer: P+0 Arquitectura
Features: The screed floor makes a good base for the wooden beams and patina’d leather furniture in this alfresco living and dining space. A lush green view adds to its warmth and vibrancy.
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Designer: P+0 Arquitectura
Features: The screed floor makes a good base for the wooden beams and patina’d leather furniture in this alfresco living and dining space. A lush green view adds to its warmth and vibrancy.
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Designer: Free Space Intent
Features: Tiffany-blue laminates, turquoise upholstery and solid wood furniture bring a vibrancy to a space that would otherwise be monochromatic in white, grey and black.