Description

A design apartment with the real dimensional and typological constraints. The clients are a single mother with her own daughter, Chiara (42 years old) and Margherita (13 years old). As the mother, Chiara has an elegant lifestyle and she is a fashion lover, who always needs storage for her collection. On the other hand, the daughter is a teenager who will be a woman within next year. She loves punk style in elegant way. From their daily activity, the designers understood that the clients not only need their privacy but also need more quality in spending time together. From each information which is collected by approaching the clients, the designer tried to put the aim for this project to light up their relationship but not loosing their own private lives. Center communal space is the first idea that appeared in this project. Sponge is a metaphorical subject that represents the room’s volume flexibility. Sponge is an absorbent material which increased its size by containing liquid, as well as the size of this communal space which can be increased and merged to some private space. This idea makes the sponge image as the platform of the center communal space in this apartment, while liquid image is represent the private space. The designer applied the theme of this apartment with the imperfection material and furniture style which is creating a perfect space for living. The similar language of the chosen furniture is the tool to create the continuity space. For instance the bed from Phillipe Starck, and the Sofa from De Padova called the Basket which showing the imperfection of coating but the perfection of structure.

A design apartment with the real dimensional and typological constraints. The clients are a single mother with her own daughter, Chiara (42 years old) and Margherita (13 years old). As the mother, Chiara has an elegant lifestyle and she is a fashion lover, who always needs storage for her collection. On the other hand, the daughter is a teenager who will be a woman within next year. She loves punk style in elegant wa...