C.H.A Spatial Studio

Tell us a little about yourself and C.H.A Spatial Studio

After a period in the interiors industry both abroad and in Stockholm, I took the step of starting C.H.A. Spatial Studio. With a background in project management, art history, interior architecture and design, the ambition was to build a company whose focus is on guiding clients through the whole process. From the first idea or vision to a finished home and handover. We work with the best in each craft and create environments developed uniquely for every client.

What is your philosophy and what principles guide your work?

The ambition is to create a spatiality that invites calm and where creativity is given room. Natural materials that define timelessness, simplicity and clarity, and where sourced art objects are given room, make a good mix between contemplation and the interesting. Every project is unique in its form, and I dedicate time to finding the perfect mix between well planned square metres, solid timeless materials and exciting, eye-catching objects that together create a greater sense of wellbeing.

What inspires you?

I am inspired by cities and people, art, fashion and craft.

What trends do you see in interiors and design?

The continued interest in reuse and local craft will carry on. Also more individuality, people dare to follow their own style and try new colours, new textiles with patterns and so on.

Villa H: what did the client want, and what was the thinking behind your design concept for this house?

The wish was for clean, minimalist surfaces. We wanted to use a few solid materials that recurred in every room for a coherent, timeless expression. Volumes, high ceilings, interesting angles and large openings for light. We studied the path of the sun in order to place the house and the openings for light as favourably as possible.

What were the challenges in this project?

This project was demanding because of the size of the property. There are many different decisions to be made for a build like this, most of them involving technically complicated questions. But in the end we found the right systems and the right materials to work with.

Finally: anything exciting you are working on right now? We are redrawing a villa in central Melbourne and have a couple of apartments in Stockholm that we are working on at the moment.