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Residence Prateek Edifice

Studio Meraki

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Large Apartment
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Farid Ziani
Farid Ziani Partner Architect Designer at KTX archiLAB
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Dirk Osinga
Dirk Osinga Founder at STUDIOSINGA
Not much information in the project...
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5
Asif Din
Asif Din Sustainability Director at Perkins&Will
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6
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5.25
Dennis Vlietinck
Dennis Vlietinck Head of Design at Wink
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5.5
5.5
5
5.25
Sontaya Bluangtook
Sontaya Bluangtook Associate Design Director at UNStudio
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5.5
5.5
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5.5
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann Director of Interior Architecture at Snøhetta
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6.5
6.44
Deepak Jawahar
Deepak Jawahar Cofounder at The Architecture Story
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6.38
Cathy Figueiredo
Cathy Figueiredo Cofounder at Wanna
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5.5
Jocelyne Sacre
Jocelyne Sacre Design Strategist at Consultant
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5.75
Lisa Adams
Lisa Adams Director of CitizenHKS & Sustainable Design Leader at HKS
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6.75
5.25
6.38
Nicolas Delefosse
Nicolas Delefosse Founder and Creative Director at NDDO
Few materials, simple volumes, an i...
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7.75
Lucy Bagshaw
Lucy Bagshaw Project Director at Tp Bennett
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Gilbert Khalil
Gilbert Khalil Director of Design and Technical Services at Sunset Hospitality Group
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6
Giovanni Zaccariello
Giovanni Zaccariello SVP Global Visual Experience  at Coach
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6.25
Klein Dai
Klein Dai CEO at Algebraist Brand Management
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6.5
Baoyu Tian
Baoyu Tian General Manager at Foshan Shengtianjia Lighting Equipment
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6
5.8
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5.7
Liqun Lin
Liqun Lin Executive Director at Xiamen Wenqu Decoration Design
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6.5
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6.13
Bangsheng Yang
Bangsheng Yang Founder at Yang & Associates Group
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5.5
6
5.5
5.75
Woody Yao
Woody Yao Director at Zaha Hadid Design
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Client
Vineet Sehgal
Floor area
200 ㎡
Completion
2020
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Client Brief : The client brief for this apartment was not a very complicated or elaborate one as his main concerns were extremely simple and honest. The family looked for a house to be effortless, comforting, tranquil and non cluttered. There was no stress on any kind of over indulgence or opulence in any form and only a cheerful vibe and an up gradation in their overall quality of life was the sole expectation with the minimum amount of intervention in a restricted budget. The existing four bedroom apartment had an abundance of daylight and ventilation through huge fenestrations also enabling majestic views of the skyline due to its location on the seventeenth floor of the building. Hence, there was an enormous potential in the already well oriented, spacious, breezy and day lit house that made the design soar high in its value. Concept Note : The design started with the scratch idea of using the PANTONE colour of the year 2019 " Living Coral" as the starting point for the scheme. It is described by Pantone as an "animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge". "Sociable and spirited, the engaging nature of Pantone 16-1546 Living Coral welcomes and encourages lighthearted activity," said the company. This vibrant shade of golden orange is meant to reflect the "innate need for optimism and joyful pursuits" as a response to social media and digital technology. In reaction to the onslaught of digital technology and social media increasingly embedding into our daily life, there is a need to seek authentic and immersive experiences that enable connection and intimacy. Hence the combination of blue and coral colours reflecting the underwater life were taken as the foremost brushes for this new canvas encompassing the soothing aura of nature to thrive in this minimalistic abode. Design Process : Translating this concept into the interior envelope started with focusing on the first visible wall from the entrance to be immersed in the soothing coral theme and then designing the overall furniture around it in softer & curvaceous forms with tones of beige and red in combination for the Dining and Family Lounge area. Light blue undertones would enhance the coral theme and balance the scheme in the form of strokes of water colour depicting the sky and water in the form of a huge artwork on the adjacent complementary wall in the lounge. The Living Room is finished with an amalgamation of furniture in different shades of blue along with yellow hues on walls/paintings to enhance the warmth of the space as well as to create a vibrant atmosphere in the company of orange pendant lights. All the bedrooms are also in perfect harmony with wooden flooring, paired with colours like golden, blue, beige and white. The furniture design is carefully supple, smoothed, appealing to the eye with a sense of relief and contentment.