Located in Hung Hom, Kowloon, this 1,852 sq. ft. flat was designed for a working couple who wanted a minimalistic, clutter-free home. ADO Casa brought this vision to life with a Bauhaus style, Scandinavian-minimalist design.
To avoid being monotonous, the designer also incorporated a lot of Bauhaus patterns into the unit, adding stripes, geometric shapes and smooth lines to increase the unit's design sense. The Bauhaus design can be distinguished by a few characteristics: functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for décor, simple colour schemes, holistic design and basic industrial materials like concrete, steel and glass.
According to ADO Casa, the Bauhaus style is used more often in architecture, so when it’s used in interior design, we see it embodied through furnishings or shape designs.
Entering the flat, we’re greeted with circular shaped tiles on the floor of the foyer. Next to it is what used to be the kitchen, but has since been replaced by a shoe cabinet and cloakroom, making it convenient for the homeowner to change their jacket or shoes before leaving the house.
A striped glass sliding door connects the foyer to the kitchen, which also uses the same circular floor tiles for flooring. The kitchen cabinet and equipment stick to a black, white and grey theme, with a high quality piano-black lacquer used for a heightened sense of luxury.
In the living room, the walls are painted in a clean white, with grey cabinets and a curved dropped ceiling hugging the space. A white, round coffee table surrounded by square shaped sofas in white and grey decorate the space. Beneath it sits a striped, circular rug. Behind the sofa, ADO Casa installed an elegant built-in cabinet with shelves displaying triangular, circular and irregular-shaped decorations.
A dining table for six is placed at the side of the living room, next to a wall that's been intentionally left bare for the homeowners to hang up art in the future, as well as highlight the globe chandeliers hanging from above.
The bedrooms are located on the sides of the living room. The master suite was restructured to make it bigger by using part of the living room for the bedroom. The designer created a double-sided wardrobe that divides the space into the television cabinet, watch drawer bed and dressing table on one end, and makeup table on the other end. The wardrobe, bedside table and dressing table are also embellished with copper handles to achieve a simple and luxurious feeling.
Since the guest room is occupied mainly by the mother-in-law, a more Scandinavian style is used. Two warm coloured wood panels are placed at either side of the bed, giving the room an illusion of height, with a window desk that doubles as a dressing table at the side.
What used to be two rooms besides the guest room has been reconfigured as the office/game room, which follows the Bauhaus black, white and grey colours. The designer wanted to make the more stylish than your average gaming room or home office so he used a black, suspended pendant light, a black wooden desk and television cabinet to highlight the one-point perspective of the space.
ADO Casa explained that while many people are under the misconception that minimalistic designs means very little design for the space, that's far from the truth. Minimalism simply relies heavily on details to create a sense of elegance and luxury.
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