Repurposed Materials Combine to Create Vibrant Mumbai Home

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Repurposed Materials Combine to Create Vibrant Mumbai Home Posted: 03 Jan 2016 06:00 AM PST This dynamic home designed by Skyward Inc. is located in Juhu, a suburb of Mumbai, India. The clients requested a home with a strong personal touch, filled with details that would represent them and their lifestyle. Covering a total area of 1,800 square feet, the project features an open-plan living room and flexible spaces for entertaining friends. Greek influences give the home an original, laid-back feel. The designers used a variety of repurposed materials to make the rooms vibrant and engaging. “This included the use of cement to form a curved base for the sofa, waste plywood to cover a part of the living room's ceiling, a one-of-a-kind center table crafted from the trunk of a tree, iron grills for shelves and old plumbing pipes in the bookshelf,” the architects said. Shades of blue contrast the white walls and create an inspiring ambiance. Each of the three bedrooms is highly personalized through the use of vivid colors and surprising decor. [Photos and information provided by Skyward Inc.] The post Repurposed Materials Combine to Create Vibrant Mumbai Home appeared first on Freshome.com.

Edwardian Home in London Gets Contemporary Addition Posted: 02 Jan 2016 01:00 PM PST Andy Martin Architecture completed the redesign of this Edwardian home in West London. The architects preserved the grandeur of the original building and added a modern extension. “It was decided to divide the house in two, with the private areas confined to the original upper levels and the public areas to the new rear addition. It was important that two areas were clearly separated and could be seen when entering the house,” the architects said. “The contemporary addition is both spatially and materially very different,” the architects said. “This new space opens freely to the views — in this case, an enormous English garden. The rear addition was broken down into repetitive vertical fragments to keep it visually light, much like an elegant shed constructed of large Douglas fir sections.” A white staircase spirals from the living room to the second floor; a more traditional stairway leads to the third floor. Striking pendant lights suspended from the ceiling reduce the scale of the social area. Despite the modern design, most of the interiors retain the building’s original character. [Photos courtesy of Andy Martin Architecture] The post Edwardian Home in London Gets Contemporary Addition appeared first on Freshome.com.

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