The Art of Design Issue 22 2016 | Page 24

24 Design Walk-Through The entrance hall features gentle grey-toned marble flooring with subtle and beautiful natural striations. There are full-height, natural-dyed, grey veneered walls which wrap the existing building core, p lus a new, flush, integrated and linear bespoke lighting detail which demarcates the space as you step beyond to enter the grand, light-filled main space. The main open kitchen, dining, entertaining and living area features a consistent and elegant approach with the external environment providing colour, light and drama. The kitchen is from the sleek contemporary white Molteni Dada Trim range with custom detailing, along with an acid-etched backsplash, which is fully operable, allowing for concealed kitchen storage. Adjacent to the kitchen is an open dining area with table seating for ten. A dramatic custom sculptural lighting piece (called ‘Match’) above the table, by Vibia, adds subtle drama to the space and allows for spot lighting across the full dining surface. Alongside the main dining table is a white piano, which was purchased by the mother of the family both for her own use and for the lessons for the children for their lessons. The entrance walls run alongside, containing not only the concealed air handling units, but also featuring large-scale mirrors to reflect the natural landscape so that the views and light can be enjoyed in no matter where on is sitting. Two elegant and Japanese-influenced Miyabi console tables sit below the mirrors and are from Interius arredamenti. Next to the piano comes a flexible seating area comprised of two, contemporary, wenge-stained oak open-backed chairs with custom zebra print fabric from Dedar and two incidental tables - a black and a white Skandium ripple table – which add contrast to the overall soft, grey-toned environment. The main living area has two custom upholstered B + B Italia sofas with a dark grey velvet accent piping detail.