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Interior Design Residential
Year
1997
Built Up Area
2470 sq ft

ThishomeillustratesthedesignersrespectfornaturalmaterialandfollowingthecoreprinciplesofBIOPHILIAphilosophy.Theinteriorcreatingpurposefulandpersonaldesignsolutionsthatremainrelevantanddurable.Thesofttransitionstothespacesaresmooth.Thetruetestofinteriordesignisinhowmuchitcanbringtheoutdoorsin,andwithplantsandamplesunlight,thishomefeelsasaliveasitsinhabitants.Inmanyways,homesembodyhowweliveandseeourselves.Foreachdesignandclientthereisauniquecombinationofinfluences–people,places,events,memoriesandperception:ahomeisadistillationofallthatweabsorbandobserve.Oneoftheprimarychallengeswasincorporatingbiophilicdesignelementseffectivelywithintheconstraintsofahigh-riseapartmentonthe12thfloor.Bringingtheoutdoorsinside,anessentialcomponentofbiophilicdesign,demandedcreativestrategiesduetotheurbansettingandthephysicallimitationsofanapartment.Theapartmentneededtobeversatileenoughtoprovideprivacywhenneededandfosterinteractionatothertimesasitwasdesignedforamultigenerationalfamily.Theopenfloorplanwasmeticulouslydesignedtoallowfortheflowofspaceswithoutbarriers,whichpromotedinteractionandvisibilityacrossdifferentareasofthehome.Theinteriorspacesneedtoevolveaspeople’suseofspaceevolvesovertime.