Designed by Simon de Burbure Architects, DO House is a quiet meditation on warmth, restraint, and the power of organic form. Set against a backdrop of textured plaster ceilings, limewashed walls, and full-height glazing that draws the surrounding greenery indoors, the interior unfolds in layers of warm beige and natural tone. At its heart, in the pool zone designed for slowing down, sits one of design’s most enduring icons: the Ligne Roset Togo.
The pool zone is conceived as a space to decompress, a soft retreat from the more formal rhythms of the home. Here, a Togo sectional in soft grey-taupe linen takes centre stage, arranged in an L-configuration that hugs the corner of the room. Designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1973, the Togo’s quilted, floor-hugging silhouette is the perfect counterpoint to the architecture’s clean lines. Its rumpled, pillowed form softens the precision of the bespoke joinery and integrated bar beyond, transforming what could have been an austere palette into something enveloping. It is furniture that invites you to sink in, linger, and let the day slow down around you.
A circular wool rug beneath the sectional anchors the arrangement, its organic shape echoing the curves of the seating and pulling the composition into intimate focus. The pairing is deliberate, sculpture meeting sculpture, with the architecture stepping back to let the furniture breathe.
The same design language continues into the dining space, where a rounded pedestal table sits framed by floor-to-ceiling glass overlooking the garden. Leather sling chairs with gently curved frames flank the table, their cognac tones bringing warmth against the cooler concrete and plaster surfaces. A striped runner grounds the arrangement without disrupting the room’s quiet palette.
Every silhouette has been softened. Every material chosen for its tactility, from the slub of the Togo’s linen to the patina of leather and the hand-thrown ceramic vessel resting on the table.
What Simon de Burbure Architects has achieved at DO House is a masterclass in how minimalism, when grounded in organic form and genuine comfort, can feel deeply inviting rather than austere. In the pool zone, the Togo doesn’t simply furnish the space. It sets its emotional temperature, becoming the piece that turns a beautifully composed retreat into a place to truly unwind.
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