Villa Mistral Fuafuaga o Totonu o Fale Nofoia by Massimo Mercurio - Mercurio Design Lab

Villa Mistral Fuafuaga o Totonu o Fale Nofoia by Massimo Mercurio - Mercurio Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

UʻameaTotonu· 2022

Villa Mistral Fuafuaga o Totonu o Fale Nofoia

by Massimo Mercurio - Mercurio Design Lab

Client: Mercurio Design Lab S.r.l.

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Villa Mistral Fuafuaga o Totonu o Fale Nofoia

O le Villa Mistral o se fale e fa fogafale e i ai i Sentosa Cove, Sigapoa. O le mamanu na 'alofia ai se foliga pusa mama e ala i le faasino atu i le foliga o se vaa. O elemene fausiga fa'apipi'i e fa'aagagau i fafo ma puipui tioata tutusa le fa'aagai e toe faamanatu mai ai le tofo o totonu ma fafo atu o se va'a o gaoioi i luga o le sami. O laupapa ma sima e tu'ufa'atasi i luga o le pito i luma o le fale ma faamalama e eseese le tele. O totonu o le fale e mulimuli i se autu i tafatafa o le sami lea e atagia mai ai le olaga i tafatafa o le vai o lea eria. O le fuafuaga o le fale, atifaufale totonu, teuteuga, meaafale ma galuega taulima e aofia atoa uma i totonu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Villa Mistral Fuafuaga o Totonu o Fale Nofoia, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Villa Mistral Fuafuaga o Totonu o Fale Nofoia e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Villa Mistral Fuafuaga o Totonu o Fale Nofoia ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Villa Mistral defies the monotone box type form by mimicking a boat. Ocean inspired, it blends with the surrounding, beginning outside, where the structure and the landscaping complement to generate an integrated whole that extends to the interiors, customised artworks, and other decorative elements. With a harbour view of the water and a seaside theme, inspired by the waterfront living gravitating the area, it displays an island character that makes it stand out among the pitched roof houses.
Dimensions & Packaging: Villa Mistral sits on an 880 sqm site area with a total ground floor area of 680 sqm. For further details, please refer to the document attachment of this submission.
Tags: Villa, Sentosa, bungalow, yacht, house, Mercurio Design Lab, resort living, tropical architecture
Production Technology: The owner is pleased with the layout plan that suits the family's lifestyle. The house's angular outward-leaning structural elements and similarly angled glazed walls replicate an experience inside and outside a powerful vessel driving through the sea. Also, the combination of timber and concrete in a facade penetrated by windows of varying scales generates a strong rhythmic quality. There is total integration with building design, interior architecture, decoration, furnishings, and artworks.
Design Challenge: Part of the challenge is the restrictive guidelines that call for 30 degrees pitched roof if an attic is required, which invariably is, because of the desire to maximise floor space while conforming to height regulations. Also, Fengshui is of great interest to the client, so he would ask his Fengshui master to approve the layout planning. The broad understanding of Massimo Mercurio on Chinese philosophy made the communication between Architectural principles and Fengshui theories smoother.
Research: Being one of the world's most prestigious integrated oceanfront marina residential communities, Sentosa Island, Sentosa Cove features an azure sea and lapping waves at its doorstep, where residents can enjoy a unique waterfront living lifestyle. The design intention was for Villa Mistral to fit into the context of Sentosa Cove by referencing the sea and reflecting a lifestyle that gravitates nearby the marina area. Even the interiors of the house resemble that of a high end motorboat.
Inspiration: Nestled in Sentosa Cove off the coast of Singapore and named after the seasonal northwesterly wind that blows across the Mediterranean, Villa Mistral conjured up the image of a powerful boat driving through the water. Resembling a sleek yacht swathed in all white with a metallic tinge, it has a dynamic solidity. The structural elements, expressed both externally and internally, simultaneously reference a boat and communicate the sense of a strong forward thrust.
Project Duration: Located on the tranquil eastern coast of Sentosa Island, Sentosa Cove, Singapore, the first and most exclusive marina residential community that offers tropical resort living, Villa Mistral is fifteen minutes drive away from the city life of mainland Singapore. Seating at Ocean Drive, the house faces the spectacular verdant fairways of the Tanjong golf course. Due to the complexities of the building and difficulties with the contractor, the construction started in 2009 and completion in 2017.
Operation Flow: Mistral is over four levels, including an entertainment room in the basement. Dining, dry kitchen, and living area on the entry, while the second level consists of bedrooms including the masters and a terrace overlooking the canal.

The top floor features a spacious open concept of a living and dining lounge. Ideal for hosting parties, the attic lounge leads to a large roof terrace facing the spectacular view of Sentosa Cove. The jacuzzi is designed in the middle to cool down the tropical heat.
Patents: Mercurio Design Lab S.r.l.
Team Members: Lead Designer: Massimo Mercurio
Design Director: Kimberly Liu
Image Credits: Photograph by: CI&A Photography
Video: Emerson Casco Jr