D M Residence Totonu Nofomau by Thiago Mondini

D M Residence Totonu Nofomau by Thiago Mondini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ApamemeaTotonu· 2022

D M Residence Totonu Nofomau

by Thiago Mondini

Client: Thiago Mondini Arquitetura

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About D M Residence Totonu Nofomau

O lenei vaega tu'ufa'atasiga e aofia ai se potu malolo vateatea, se potu 'ai ma se umukuka matagofie ingeniosuly fuafuaina mo le teuina maualuga. O meaafale ta'ava'e e fetaui lelei ma le mea e nonofo ai ma le mea'ai e fa'aopoopoina ai se vaaiga fa'afilemu i lenei galuega. O fa'amau fa'apipi'i e faanenefu uma kapoti fa'aoga mo le teuina e fausia ai se ata mama fa'aonaponei. Fa'asao mai le tele o meafaigaluega a'o tausia uma oloa, mea faitino ma manatuaga o lo'o i lima, o lenei umukuka e sili atu ona pei o se pa fa'alelei e mafai ai e uo ma aiga ona fiafia i taimi sili o le olaga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai D M Residence Totonu Nofomau, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina D M Residence Totonu Nofomau e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. D M Residence Totonu Nofomau e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This space integrates a living room, a dining room and a kitchen. For maximum storage and a clean visual style, all the cabinets were hidden inside slatted panels (every part of the slatted panels in this design actually open and can be used for storage). As a result of this decision, the kitchen, which is in fact the functional kitchen of the house, was free from excessive furniture, and could be designed as a stylish bar.
Dimensions & Packaging: 110 square meters
Tags: loft, kitchen, residence, interior design, architecture, living room, dining room, house
Production Technology: The space was built from scratch, using light steel structures, as an expansion to an existing apartment. National brazilian brands and materials were preferred: the furniture, carpet, tiling, cabinets and marble.
Design Challenge: The main challenges: working with lightweight structure in a limited structural context; conceiving the details of the slatted cabinets so as they look entirely as a panel, from start to end and from floor to ceiling.
Research: One of the challenges of this project was to build over a structure with limited points of support. This is why the space has no pillars, as all of them are located at the borders, where the original structure can be found. Every material had to be calculated not to overload the structure. Aside from that, the clients had an extensive memorabilia. To fully accomodate these personal belongings while still maintaining a clean visual style, it was mandatory to find a solution to maximize storage. That's why we conceived the slatted panels which are, in fact, cabinets that hide and organize all the objects, hardwares and materials.
Inspiration: The main purpose of this design was to create a cozy yet elegant space for the daily life of the family. The highlits are the use of natural regional white marble, the solution of the cabinets (hidden behind the slatted panels) and the overall cleanliness of the architecture, which allows the apropriation of the space by the owners through the use of their personal belongings to give significance to each corner.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2018. The interiors were started in September 2018 and finished in December 2018.
Operation Flow: This is an open concept architecture, focusing on making daily routines easy and comfortable while keeping things organized and stylish.
Team Members: Thiago Mondini
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Eduardo Macarios
Image #2: Photographer Eduardo Macarios
Image #3: Photographer Eduardo Macarios
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Image #5: Photographer Eduardo Macarios