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Promethée
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Marble, oak and burnt orange

Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
project date
December 2023
Time to completion
5 months
Services Included
Build
Care
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Project Overview
A bespoke spits houseboat, reimagined as one open living space — featuring a marble kitchen island, burnt-orange cabinetry and sculptural oak stairs.
Promethée (Spits)
Behind a black hull and white wheelhouse lies a hold of polished concrete, portholes and skylights, crossed by a single rust-red steel beam.
A few noble materials, each given room to breathe.
Promethée (Spits)
Promethée (Spits)

Marble, oak and burnt orange

Promethée is a spits whose hold has been opened into one generous, light-filled room. Behind her black hull and white wheelhouse, polished concrete, round portholes and skylights set the stage, while an original steel beam in rust red crosses the space as a quiet industrial counterpoint. The approach was simple: a few noble materials, each given room to breathe.

A kitchen on a raised oak floor

The kitchen pairs burnt-orange cabinetry with a veined marble island, set on a raised herringbone oak floor that marks it out from the rest of the room. Two stepped oak volumes rise beside it like an amphitheatre, giving seating, storage and a change of level in one gesture.

Fire and a view

A red wood-burning stove anchors the living space and picks up the colours of the kitchen and the beam. Up in the wheelhouse, a built-in corner lounge offers panoramic views over the water, the best seat on board for the end of the day.

Promethée (Spits)
Promethée (Spits)
Promethée (Spits)
Promethée (Spits)
Promethée (Spits)
Promethée (Spits)
Promethée (Spits)
Promethée (Spits)
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