Lart du Pouvoir Tafunkcit tagejdant: Axxam n tnezduɣt by Khaw Wei Quan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz in Afeṣṣel n Ugensu, Taddart n Uzenz d Uskan Competition Category.
LbrunzAgensu· 2026
Lart du Pouvoir Tafunkcit tagejdant: Axxam n tnezduɣt
Client: Private Client
Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz Winner in Agensu Category
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About Lart du Pouvoir Tafunkcit tagejdant: Axxam n tnezduɣt
Aḍris n udlis: Lart du Pouvoir d asenfaṛ n daxel n tnezduɣt yettwaxedmen i tbab n wexxam tameṭṭut tameqqrant, timazigt akk-d tilellit. Tallunt tessebgan tazmert s telqayt, s usdukkel n teɣsa zeddigen akk-d izirigen yettfawawen. Deg wul-is yella ssqef yeknan yettwasleḍ d amɣar yes-d-tekka tezḍeyt n tgeldit i d-yemmalen ttḥerma akk-d tezmert. Asdukkel n wexxam aẓerfan yessishil tameddurt n yal ass s usefrek aḍris, skud teɣsiwin n weẓru akk-d isekla yeḥman ttawin-d talwit akk-d talɣa tazeddigant. Aɣawas yettwakkes s wul i d-yeldin, maca yerrẓ s wezɣal akk-d uderrer.
The Recognition
About the Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz
Lart du Pouvoir Tafunkcit tagejdant: Axxam n tnezduɣt d amerbaḥ n Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz, tagmat ɛlayen i yisnulfa yelhan, yeṭṭafaren tinawt, tamusni d tezmert. Imerbaḥen n Lbrunz d isnulfa yelhan, ttbanen d timusniwin n tmusni n yimahilen-nsen. Lart du Pouvoir Tafunkcit tagejdant: Axxam n tnezduɣt ad yili d asnulfu yettwaɛezzen, yelhan, amaynut. Lart du Pouvoir Tafunkcit tagejdant: Axxam n tnezduɣt yettemlil ɣef yimawlan, yettwaɛezzen s tmahilt-is.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- 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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