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Mediterranean Minimalist Home

Vienne Han Design

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Entrance 3d texture wall - TOPIA Photography
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Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Large Apartment
5.28
5.89
5.59
4.91
5.42
Nathan Watts
Nathan Watts Creative Director at Interstore
4
4
3
4
3.75
Ting Yu
Ting Yu Chief Architect at Wutopia Lab
4
5
4
5
4.5
Simon Goff
Simon Goff Founder and Director at Floor_Story
5
5
5
4
4.75
Frank Lee
Frank Lee Founder and President at Shanghai Fengyuzhu Culture Technology
6
5
6
6
5.75
Janne van Berlo
Janne van Berlo Founder at Atelier van Berlo
4
5
5
5
4.75
Nic Granleese
Nic Granleese CEO and Cofounder at BowerBird
5
5
5
5
5
Lorcan O'Herlihy
Lorcan O'Herlihy Founder, Design Principal at Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]
5
5
5
5
5
Tobias Geisler
Tobias Geisler Cofounder at VAVE Studio
4
5
4
5
4.5
Doris Sung
Doris Sung Principal/Director of Undergraduate Programs at DOSU Studio Architecture/USC School of Architecture
5
5
5
5
5
Julio Kowalenko
Julio Kowalenko Cofounder at Atelier Caracas
5
6
5
5
5.25
Jeff Yrazabal
Jeff Yrazabal President at SRG Partnership
5
5
5
5
5
Akanksha Deo Sharma
Akanksha Deo Sharma Designer at Ikea
4
5
6
4
4.75
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Material
5.11
5.72
5.45
5.04
5.33
Nathan Watts
Nathan Watts Creative Director at Interstore
4
4
3
4
3.75
Ting Yu
Ting Yu Chief Architect at Wutopia Lab
4
5
4
5
4.5
Simon Goff
Simon Goff Founder and Director at Floor_Story
5
5
5
4
4.75
Frank Lee
Frank Lee Founder and President at Shanghai Fengyuzhu Culture Technology
6
5
6
6
5.75
Janne van Berlo
Janne van Berlo Founder at Atelier van Berlo
4
5
5
5
4.75
Nic Granleese
Nic Granleese CEO and Cofounder at BowerBird
5
5
5
5
5
Lorcan O'Herlihy
Lorcan O'Herlihy Founder, Design Principal at Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]
5
5
5
5
5
Tobias Geisler
Tobias Geisler Cofounder at VAVE Studio
4
5
4
5
4.5
Doris Sung
Doris Sung Principal/Director of Undergraduate Programs at DOSU Studio Architecture/USC School of Architecture
5
5
5
5
5
Julio Kowalenko
Julio Kowalenko Cofounder at Atelier Caracas
5
6
5
5
5.25
Jeff Yrazabal
Jeff Yrazabal President at SRG Partnership
5
5
5
5
5
Akanksha Deo Sharma
Akanksha Deo Sharma Designer at Ikea
4
5
6
4
4.75
Floor area
120 ㎡
Completion
2023

The Mediterranean Minimalist Home is designed by Vivienne Han Design (VH) as a holiday home for an urban lady. The original floor layout was composed of two 60 square meter individual apartment units on the same floor. The design takes away all non-load-bearing partitions, including the unit-division, using oversize sliding panels that can be hidden into the wall pockets to make space division. Light flows into the space from all directions, in contrast with the originally enclosed and narrow interior space.

The aesthetic of the design learns from the Japanese Wabi Sabi style, emphasizing the flow of space and the beauty of asymmetrical, dynamic balance. It also shows the rich texture of the original material in an immersive natural setting. The atmosphere of the apartment is set up with earth tone stucco and micro cement inherited from Spanish craftsmen, along with designer furniture with minimalist look and distinctive personality. The delicate and naturally carved texture also describes the fine and resilient personality of the client.

At the entrance of the apartment, VH customized a unique three-dimensional texture wall, and the mirror ceiling doubles the height of the wall to make it look grand, like the surface of a sandstone mountain carved by the wind. The base of the texture wall is made of prefabricated GRG panels assembled on site, and the stucco finish is painted by hand. It highlights VH 's design approach-- to explore the possibilities of integrating digital design with traditional materials, as well as the beauty formed by material patterns.

VH also customized unique furniture for interior scenes, for example the "Lego" dresser and the square coffee table made of a special marble called “Persian White Jade”. Whether customized or selected, each furniture in this project displays unique personality and expresses natural texture and warmth of its materials.