The Art of Design Issue 37 2019 | Page 10

10 These materials are interchanged and reimplemented throughout The property is an uber smart home with full Audio-Visual design to keep continuation but to make each space distinct and including: integrated motor-controlled blinds, iPad/iPhone- interesting. controlled systems, Sonos and Amazon Alexa voice activation control. The entire property is operated through Alexa voice control To tie these textures together muted colour tones were chosen, smart system which includes controlling light settings, blinds, the finishes gradient through the property elegantly with a blend electronic equipment like TV and music and even changing the of taupes back dropped with whites and dark browns for depth. channel selection on Sky. No accent colours were used, but rather textures were used to distinguish the different areas and provide contrast. The furniture The smart system is coded to control almost all the commands in pieces were chosen with care to emulate the wall elevations with the flat and is also personalised for each individual’s needs and their mixture of metal and upholstered taupe sections and dark leg preferences. contrasts. The dining table base for example, picks out the same mixture of bronze tinted metal and glass from the kitchen. 161london.com