Layout Plan.
A Backdrop in Taupe runs along the length of the apartment hiding behind it a Kitchen.
Leaving behind the Kitchen and crossing the Backdrop in Taupe, one returns to the Living.
Ascending to the Dining is a peek of a foyer behind the Backdrop in Taupe.
Advancing further along the Backdrop in Taupe, the route culminates at a foyer leading to a cluster of rooms.
Retracing the route, one passes the Powder Room hidden behind the Backdrop in Taupe.
Entrance Foyer where the Backdrop in Taupe and route begins.
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A Backdrop in Taupe
A Backdrop in Taupe is an interior design of a 4-bedroom apartment of 2,100 ft2 for an elderly couple and their live-in helper.
As a design strategy to create a more intimate scale, a ‘wall’ running the full length of the apartment was introduced to divide the unit into two halves. This ‘wall’ holds together, conceals and tucks away the Kitchen, Powder Room and storage spaces. It makes invisible the many doors leading to these spaces giving a sense of intimate scale to this otherwise large apartment for a few occupants.
Rendered in taupe, this ‘wall’ referenced the colour of the building which the apartment is nestled within for contextual relationship.
