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Private mansion

Nong Studio

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JURY VOTES
Large Apartment
5.08
5.83
5.58
5.75
5.56
Tetsuya Matsumoto
Tetsuya Matsumoto Head Architect at KTX archiLAB
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5
5
6
5.5
Jelle Sapulete
Jelle Sapulete Design Director at Adidas
I think the appartement is well des...
5
5
6
5
5.25
Judith Haase
Judith Haase Architect at Gonzalez Haase AAS
Apart from exposing the roof struct...
3
4
3
5
3.75
Simona Franci
Simona Franci Principal and Design Director at Fortebis
Being a private residence, custome...
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5
4
5
4.5
Florian Seidl
Florian Seidl Design Manager at Lavazza
Overall a very nice interior. Lot's...
5
7
6
5
5.75
Julie Payette
Julie Payette Cofounder and Partner at v2com newswire
The white walls and wood structure...
5
5
5
6
5.25
P.C.Ee
P.C.Ee Editor & Creative Director at industry+
8
8
9
7
8
Royce Epstein
Royce Epstein Design Director at Mohawk Group
Like the opened up ceiling and acce...
4
5
5
5
4.75
Matteo Renna
Matteo Renna Founder at matteorenna | studio
5
6
6
5
5.5
alberto caiola
alberto caiola Design Director at Alberto Caiola Studio
5
7
6
7
6.25
Justin Bridgland
Justin Bridgland Founding Partner at More Design Office
5
6
5
6
5.5
darren nolan
darren nolan Associate at Peter Marino Architect
6
7
7
7
6.75
Designer
Client
Private
Floor area
200 ㎡
Completion
2019

We can still find ourselves even living in a prosperous metropolis. This mansion is nestled on the top floor of an old house in the former French Concession area. The client is a lovely couple, Chinese husband and European wife, yearning to avoid the hustle and bustle. This chemical reaction of Chinese and Western lifestyles is integrated into our design ideology. The house was a more than 50 years brick-wood entity and our renovation is on the basis of respect for its history. In this premise, we removed the suspended ceiling to carefully restore the original wood structure. The mezzanine has been set up by fully utilization of its original 7m floor height, inviting floor-to-ceiling windows and eave-opening skylights that not only can satisfied with clients‘ requirement but enhance air circulation and bring natural inside. Based on long-term talk and profoundly acquaint with the client’s daily living, the space is divided into private and public, dynamic and quiet areas. Beginning from the foyer, the left side is the private area, and the right side is public area. In the master suite on the left side, there are bedroom, bathroom, built-in wardrobe and balcony on the first floor, the walk-in closet is located on the mezzanine. On the right side, the wall partition has been all removed to free and flow the space, open-plan kitchen has been introduced and freely connect with living area, meanwhile, tea room, yoga space, terrace, guest room and storage is planed in the mezzanine, which can easily communicate with who sitting in the living room. Seeking a peaceful state, we treats and defines space in a very pure way by using modern lines, white walls and wood floor. The black metal fireplace is designed and introduced in the center of living room to satisfied with client’s enjoyment of hanging out with several friends around it. Old and new, western and eastern furniture and objects are all mix and matched in this house. The clients are enthusiastic about travelling and packed with the collections of various countries-tapestries from Chile, porch cabinets from Morocco, utensils from Thailand, wood carvings from Africa, which adds variety colour inside.