Vibrant Panoramas: JCS Design Project

A visually-stunning journey through environments evoking sandy deserts and lush forests, bridged by depictions of bodies of water and a cloudless sky.

Decorated by JCS Design Project, this home is transported to a range of natural landscapes with cream architectural finishes supporting representations of stone and wood. Stepping through the foyer and into the open layout of the ground floor is very much akin to wandering into the arid border of a desert – the association is forged by sand-coloured floors and walls accented with the occasional decorative wood panel and piece of drapery in a slightly darker tone.

Emphasis in Monochrome: The few monochromatic elements in this scene serve to highlight the footprint of the seating lounge and reflect it onto the nearby wall for a visual frame.

Contained bursts of black appear sporadically throughout the scene, apparently representing the cinders of trees sometimes found in sandy environments. Certain pieces of furniture have been deliberately selected to provide contrast in the foreground, such as the low leather bench and the Nero Marquina marble-topped coffee table in the seating lounge, while the dry kitchen on the other end of the open layout provides a dark backdrop. Bridging the gap in hue between the black and cream, a high-pile runner in grey and a simplistic array of black and white rectangles demarcate the seating lounge while the sofa and chaise lounge set is upholstered in a pale shade to match the architectural finishes.

A slab of white stone serves as a dining surface at the far end of the open layout, held up on a single angular structure reminiscent of a twisted steel I-beam to indicate an urban ambiance to follow. Dining chairs with minimalist legs and black leather upholstery are positioned at the heads the table, while the long edges are accompanied by leather upholstery appearing as either orange or brown depending on the level of light.

Paradoxical Contrast: The leather of the dining chairs variously appears orange or brown depending on the light, sharply contrasting against the accompanying upholstery in black. The visual weight of the ensemble is reduced by an apparent blending of the ochre upholstery with the sand-coloured expanse of the floor tiles.

Beyond the dining space, a dry kitchen is held beneath the shelter of an alcove formed out of wooden panels. The grid-like configuration of the wooden panels on the walls and ceilings are repeated in the same stringent fashion with the dry kitchen’s black cabinetry.

The palette lightens considerably in the galley, apparently done to accentuate the sole source of sunlight in this space. The use of black is reduced to the extents of the Nero Marquina marble countertops, with the black cabinetry turned to pale grey and wooden accents exchanged in favour of reflective metals.

Neutral Base: The vivid qualities of the seating and dining areas are reduced in favour of a more restrained palette with black, grey, white, and brown tones prevailing in the food preparation areas.

As with taking flight from the sandy ground to rest among the treetops, moving up the stairs and to the private spaces of this family home reveals an expanse of vibrant wood. The bedrooms are embellished with splashes of dusky green or a range of blues that serve to enliven the relatively pale shades of the walls.

Azure Reflection: The sand-toned décor is briefly interrupted with the introduction of leather upholstery in a rich shade of blue to echo the exterior water feature, veiled behind a layer of thin drapery.

Shifting Focus: The neutral palette makes a return to saturate the upper level of this home, with modest grey and cream fabrics making way for sunlit attention to be paid to the glossy wood floor encompassing the seating lounge.

Arboreal Hues: Images of treetops are evoked with dusky shades of blue and green decorating the walls of bedrooms and the floors decked in richly-stained wood.

Pastel Suite: Another one of the bedrooms is decorated with significantly lighter tones, with blues and greens applied in pastel shades to complement the natural sunlight.

Rich Shades: With ample sunlight received in this bedroom, and the paleness of the walls to reflect the sky, the deep shade of blue is reintroduced in soft decorations to add a layer of vibrancy.