The inspiration piece for this room was a painting of five elemental Chinese kanji’s. Kanji’s, especially the Chinese versions, are known for they’re simplicity and elegance. The Fire kanji has the simplest lines and shape to it which makes it desirable to the client who likes simplicity along with elegance.
To create the feeling of elegance while still keeping the clients ideas of simplicity and comfort in mind, lines were softened by curving them rather than having them straight and blunt. By creating a very close up view of the kanji the simplicity of the lines were able to be brought out even more.
To create a unique shaped peninsula in the kitchen that also had a raised bar top a piece of the Fire kanji was enlarged and rotated to create a variety of counter shapes, which also made the counter asymmetrical in relation to the rest of the kitchen. The bar top starts out wide at one end and then slowly curves back into the counter to create unity between the peninsula and the windows for the patio entrance. Using blue for the carpeting and in the tiled backsplash and orange and cream in the fabric all the colors the client desired were incorporated within the space. For the countertops granite was used to coincide with cherry wood cabinets and maple flooring. Orange and cream silk was used for fabrics within the space.
These materials and the overall design of the space give an overall feeling of simple but comfortable, with a touch of elegance.
The first three photos are those of my presentation boards that have some of my process work, light study photos, floor plans, elevations, a section, and a couple of renderings. The fourth image is of my concept model. While the last image is of the model of the house.
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