C & T
Address: Astrid Meadows
Concept: Victorian white
On my first visit to astrid meadows, I came into a bedroom packed with clothings, loose cabinets and shelvings. This is temporarily the daughter’s bedroom, she usually sleeps at her parents’ room. Now she is a grown up, she need a bedroom for herself.
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The plan was to clear out everything in the bedroom and separate into three areas; study, tv area and sleep. To achieve that, we require an L-shaped partition. Our options are either gypsum board (a cheaper alternative) or to work with carpentry. The homeowner shared that she likes the aesthetics of wood panelling instead. Locally, our carpenters uses plywood and laminates for a more cost effective renovation. To produce the wood panelling look, our practice is to carve out groove lines to mimic the design. Unlike the authentic Wainscotting, the method uses solid wood and nails as shown in the diagram.
Wainscotting technique assembled with solid woods
Groove line technique on plywood, glued with laminates to mimic the design
> What’s going on within our eyes?
Frames, v-grooves or panelling that has vertical or horizontal lines coincides with the axis’ in the space. That is why we feel more comfortable when we look at things that are straight and not slanted. These dividers or v-grooves gets louder with its repetitive look. The more lines, the more intriguing it feels. However, there is also a limit in our visuals, too many lines can be revoking. In my opninon, materials such as fluted glass cannot be use for large areas.
Color scheme & design
On our first attempt, we tried to combine pastel pink painted walls with saturated laminates and white cabinets. Homeowner, homeowner mentioned that it looked messy and confusing, she didn’t liked the “x”s for the wardrobes as well.
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Moving forward, we decided to go with a white-on-white look. Taking inspiration from the victorian style, we proposed shaker cabinets (not at full height intentionally), glass frames and some fluted book cabinets. The shaker cabinets includes square glass doors, to keep in consistent with half height frame & glass.
Moving forward, we decided to go with a white-on-white look. Taking inspiration from the victorian style, we proposed shaker cabinets (not at full height intentionally), glass frames and some fluted book cabinets. The shaker cabinets includes square glass doors, to keep in consistent with half height frame & glass.