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Light Waves
A bold lighting scheme inspired by the sea has been created by Wael Farran studio for a stylish apartment in Beiruit.
The Casa K residential project was implemented with Wael Farran Studio's trademark passion for design, attention to detail, and its signature touch of love.
Inspired by the movement of the sea, variations of stylised curvy lines guide you through the apartment’s personalised spaces in monochromatic tones, building up the warm, safe, and comfortable feeling of a happy home.
Situated along the ‘Beiruty’ coast, the property boasts a private lift area, an entrance lobby that leads to an open space saloon with a living area, a dining space, four bedrooms suites, including a master bedroom with a dressing area, a study and work room, a guest bathroom, two kitchens, and a help chamber.
While the apartment remained within its original plan, the bigger scope of the work included a major interior design uplift with plaster and woodwork, almost all custom-made furniture, as well as an electric update with new lighting and sound systems.
Public areas are the spaces where visitors are given a glimpse of intimacy. These are spaces where the client insisted that everybody, whether visiting or living on-site, should feel at home.
For Casa K, it was all about the soothing feel of a gentle wave that refreshes with a splash.
The magic vibes of the apartment begin to be absorbed as soon as the lift doors open and people step into the hallway, where they are greeted with customised parametric wall paneling for the whole area, made out of individually cut pieces of plywood that space apart to display an organic sweeping wave, blending seamlessly with the entrance door that boasts a custom-made Arabic calligraphy handle. To the left, the wall paneling pops out into an organic bench for a more inviting mood.
The indoor hallway area is a gateway to the rest of the apartment, where doors leading to the various sections of the house blend together, creating a vertical shutter effect with unified lines, joints, veneer, and ceramics for the whole area.
The hidden wall panels feature grooves in stylised shape that extend all the way down to their ceramic bottoms. The floor, paved with the same ceramics as the doors, boast inlaid bronze shapes with a similarly treated frame, while a lighted opening leads to the open living space.
To the left, the dining area features not one, but two pieces de resistance, all custom made.
The dining table can serve up to sixteen people, with a second tailor-made curved dining unit. This one of a kind wall installation brings form and function to the space, adding beauty and style while serving as a storage unit.
Each of its shutters was molded individually and includes aluminum laser cut handles with geometrical patterns. Again, the embedded LED lighting in cool colour temperatures allows the unit to shine. In this section, the walls are riddled with uneven wavy stripes that reach all the way up to the ceiling, the opposite wall, and end by the floor.
Facing the entrance lobby is a ritual nook boasting the Koranic Kursi verse in Arabic calligraphy, designed and executed by Ghaleb Hawila. Custom made brass stands with marble extend from the wall to bolster the shrine ambiance.
The space includes a three-seater sofa, two single chairs, two sofas vis à vis, and modern Persian carpets. At the far end is an enclosed glass balcony that serves as a bright and sunny living zone. This area is illuminated by Mom, a beautiful lighting piece from Penta Lighting.
The ceiling is a piece of art on its own, as the wave movement continues to soar. While it is intense on the dining area, it gradually loses its intensity with movement towards the rest of the space.
In the daughter’s bedroom, the modern shelving unit was custom-made by the studio and includes a dressing unit in the middle with a big mirror. Model Bahia Mini lighting on the wall from Foscarini brightens up the entrance, luring into an intimate journey.
In the second daughter’s bedroom, the illumination is provided by Model Lake from Foscarini on the walls, and Juncos from Flos fixed on the ceiling.
In the son’s room, Pinup light units from Studio Italia bring the whole mood together.
The study or work area was designed in all white, with a touch of bronze to stimulate calm and clarity, and white back painted glass walls. Here, a unique lighting unit made of customised stylised and suspended leaves from Formitable adds a sculptural element to the whole space.
The master bedroom features bespoke lighting by Masiero Lighting.
The kitchen area, part of the original plans, was upgraded by Wael Farran Studio’s creative team with Skygarden chandeliers from Flos, a spot for green plants, as well as Soul, a unique wallpaper from Wall&Deco on the ceiling that makes the space all the more special.
'A family is composed of people who are similar yet different, and that is what we try to convey in our projects,’ concludes Wael Farran, lead designer and founder of Wael Farran Studio. ‘While a single thread leads the whole project, we take detours in creativity to let every personality in the family feel at home in their own personal space.’
PROJECT CREDITS
Design: Wael Farran Studio
Lighting suppliers: Flos, Fascarini, Masiero, Studio Italia, Penta
Photography: Wael Khoury
