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Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis by Khaw Wei Quan
Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis by Khaw Wei Quan
Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis by Khaw Wei Quan
Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis by Khaw Wei Quan
Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis by Khaw Wei Quan

Brons Interieur · 2026

Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis

by Khaw Wei Quan

  • A' Design Award in Brons 2026 in Interieur
  • CLIENT: Private Client
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 10,416
  • Verification code 165EBA9D86 · Verify this award
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About Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis

Book Text: Lart du Pouvoir is 'n residensiële binneruimteprojek wat geskep is vir 'n kragtige, onafhanklike vroulike huiseienaar. Die ruimte druk krag uit deur sagtheid, deur skoon struktuur met vloeiende lyne te kombineer. In die kern lê 'n beeldhouagtige geboë plafon wat geïnspireer is deur 'n koningin se mantel, simbolies van grasie en mag. Slimhuis-integrasie verbeter die alledaagse lewe met subtiele beheer, terwyl klipteksture en warm houtsoorte balans en 'n verfynde atmosfeer bring. Die uitleg is doelbewus oop, maar tog gegrond met warmte en klem.

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Brons, 'n hoogs prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan uitstaande ontwerpe wat gekenmerk word deur kreatiwiteit, vindingrykheid en skerpsinnigheid. Wenners in Brons is ruimskoots vaardige en opvallend kreatiewe artefakte wat die groot ervaring, verbeelding en vindingrykheid van hul ontwerpers bevestig. Daar word verwag dat Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde voorwerp is wat merkwaardig professioneel en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Brons gewen het, inkorporeer die beste praktyke in kuns, wetenskap, ontwerp en tegnologie en is uitstekend vanweë sy aandag aan detail. Lart du Pouvoir Primary Function: Residensiële Huis bevredig behoeftes pragtig, raak aan begeertes, bekoor gevoelens en spreek die nuuskierigheid aan.

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Unique Properties
This project responds to the client's vision of a home that reflects her personality: strong yet composed, artistic yet practical. It addresses the challenge of expressing identity through subtle spatial gestures while integrating advanced smart living technologies without compromising aesthetic quality.
Dimensions & Packaging
Project area: 82.5 square meters. featuring dual-curved vaults.
Key materials: engineered wood veneer, brushed bronze metal, geometric ceramic tiles, and marble.
Smart system: Aqara (controls lighting, air conditioning, curtains, projector, environmental sensors, and energy monitoring).
Kitchen system: Stosa, Italy.
Tags
smart home, feminine power, curved ceiling, modern interior, marble cladding, customized millwork, Italian kitchen, Taiwa­nese residential design, Muji minimalism, warm neutral palette
Production Technology
The project was crafted through meticulous traditional carpentry, executed entirely by local artisans. Custom millwork was seamlessly integrated with brushed iron structures, marble cladding, and three-dimensional ceramic tiles. The smart home system utilizes Aqara to control air conditioning (warm/cool), curtains, lighting, projection screen, and environmental modes. It also monitors energy consumption in real-time. The kitchen features premium cabinetry from Italian brand Stosa, selected for its refined finishes and ergonomic functionality.
Design Challenge
The key challenge was sculpting the ceiling to convey symbolic leadership-lowing yet restrained. It required multiple scaled mockups, structural negotiations, and finish tests to find the curve's ideal softness. Meanwhile, integrating full smart systems invisibly, while preserving minimalist purity, was a technical and aesthetic balancing act.
Research
Research focused on spatial emotion and behavioral flow. Interviews and lifestyle observations of the client revealed a desire for quiet strength and low-profile elegance. Light behavior mapping and thermal studies supported the ceiling design, while system logic trees for the smart home defined the user's ideal routines. The result is a space where meaning and automation coexist.
Inspiration
The design was inspired by the client - a woman whose presence is calm yet commanding. At the first site visit, she said, "I do not want a flat ceiling, but nothing too dramatic either." That moment led to the idea of a flowing cloak, translated into a dual-curved ceiling. The entrance features a bold geometric floor, referencing a chessboard as a metaphor for control and elegance. The space merges softness with structure, using materials and smart systems to reflect quiet authority.
Project Duration
The project was carried out from June 2024 to February 2025 in Taichung City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow
The home responds to the user's presence intuitively. With voice or app control, curtains draw, lights shift to preset scenes, the air adjusts to a comfortable temperature, and the projection screen emerges from the marble wall. Each transition is designed to feel fluid and theatrical, yet discreet-reinforcing the user's control over the atmosphere.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Justin Khaw Wei Quan, Lart du Pouvoir, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Justin Khaw Wei Quan, Lart du Pouvoir, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Justin Khaw Wei Quan, Lart du Pouvoir, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Justin Khaw Wei Quan, Lart du Pouvoir, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Justin Khaw Wei Quan, Lart du Pouvoir, 2024.

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