Project Name
A white house, a growing homePosted in
ResidentialLocation
Project Team
RIGI DesignArea (sqm)
240Completed
November 2017Detailed Information | |||||
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Project Name | A white house, a growing home | Posted in | Residential | Location |
Shanghai
China |
Project Team | RIGI Design | Area (sqm) | 240 | Completed | November 2017 |
On the ground floor, an open-plan layout incorporates the kitchen, dining and living areas into a single, elongated space that opens up to a courtyard through a sunroom extension. The space features a modular wall, which the designers call a "life board", that allows the rearrangement of shelves and accessories through a matrix of punched holes. A similar modular structure was also designed for the master bedroom on the top floor which also features an en suite bathroom and a walk-in wardrobe that have been incorporated into the box-shaped volume.
In fact there is a modular sensibility running throughout the interiors, from the modular sofa in the living room to the slim railings that run along the top of the walls and which are used to hang, among other things, mirrors and towel racks in the bathrooms, shelving and utensils in the kitchen and clothes hangers in the bedroom.
A predominantly white colour palette accompanied with natural wood and light grey finishes, gives the interiors an ambience of serenity and perfectly complements the design's modularity by creating a figurative blank canvas for the owners to personalize in their own style. In Liu’s words, “a house is like a container to carry our growth, experience and hope”.
The interior design is rounded off by the predominant use of concealed lighting, frameless doors, and a minimalist approach to furnishings, creating a modern environment of both comfort and elegance, while playful touches like doors with rounded tops, rounded wall corners, and house-shaped motifs, including a garden shed where a hole in the ground awaits the planting of a tree that will grow along with the family’s child, establish a distinct aesthetic that speaks equally eloquently to both kids and grownups.