Lart du Pouvoir Asa Fototra: Trano Fonenana by Khaw Wei Quan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Varahina in Famolavolana Habaka Anatiny ary Fampisehoana Competition Category.
VarahinaAnatiny· 2026
Lart du Pouvoir Asa Fototra: Trano Fonenana
Client: Private Client
A' Design Award Varahina Winner in Anatiny Category
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About Lart du Pouvoir Asa Fototra: Trano Fonenana
Lahatsoratra: Ny Lart du Pouvoir dia tetikasa ao anatiny ho an'ny trano fonenana namboarina ho an'ny tompon-trano vehivavy mahery fo sy mahaleo tena. Ny habaka dia maneho hery amin'ny alalan'ny halemem-panahy, mampifangaro rafitra madio amin'ny tsipika mikoriana. Ao afovoany dia misy valindrihana miolaka sokitra natsangana avy amin'ny kapaotin'ny mpanjakavavy izay maneho fahasoavana sy fahefana. Ny fampidirana ny trano kinga (smart home) dia manatsara ny fiainana andavanandro amin'ny fanaraha-maso mangina, raha ny endriky ny vato sy ny hazo mafana kosa mitondra fifandanjana sy tontolo iainana voadio. Ny fandaminana dia natao misokatra an-tsitrapo, kanefa miorina amin'ny hafanana sy ny fanindriana.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Varahina
Nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ny famolavolana Lart du Pouvoir Asa Fototra: Trano Fonenana, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana miavaka izay mampiavaka ny fahaiza-mamorona, ny fahazotoana ary ny fahamaotinan-tsaina. Ny mpandresy Varahina dia zavatra vita tanana mahay dia mahay ary mamorona mivantana izay manamafy ny traikefa be dia be, ny sarintsaina ary ny fahaizan-kafoy an'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho zavatra ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana, mahay amin'ny asa sady vaovao ny famolavolana Lart du Pouvoir Asa Fototra: Trano Fonenana. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ity dia mitahiry ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia, ary tsara indrindra amin'ny fitandremana ny antsipirihany. Ny famolavolana Lart du Pouvoir Asa Fototra: Trano Fonenana dia mahafa-po ny filana tsara, mikasika ny faniriana, mahasarika ny fihetseham-po ary misarika ny fahalianana.
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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