Symmetrical grand interior with chartreuse wood-paneled walls
A bold interior design precedent by Matteo Thun & Partners combining ornate historic plaster ceilings and arched millwork with ultra-contemporary chartreuse paneling and modular yellow lounge seating.
- What we like about this project
- The radical juxtaposition of chartreuse and yellow modular furniture inside a highly ornate neoclassical salon.
Materials
- wood
- plaster
- fabric
- velvet
- glass
- crystal
- lacquered-wood
Visual identifiers
- chartreuse-walls
- modular-yellow-seating
- historic-molded-ceiling
- crystal-chandelier
- symmetrical-layout
Style tags
- eclectic
- maximalist
- contemporary-historic
- vibrant
Visual tags
- eclectic-historic
- monochromatic
- living-room
- salon
- maximalist
- Geometry
- Strictly symmetrical layout featuring twin tall arched windows flanking a central glazed double door, with low modular seating arrangements mirroring each other across the central axis.
- Structural guess
- Historic masonry load-bearing structure with vaulted and molded plaster ceilings.
- Spatial scale
- High-ceilinged historic reception hall, grand in proportion with large double-height arched openings.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight entering through the central doors and arched windows, supplemented by an ornate central crystal chandelier and warm wall sconces.
- Atmosphere
- Playful yet luxurious, balancing high-historic grandeur with warm, tactile modern comfort.
- Environmental context
- Historic salon interior opening directly onto a sunlit garden terrace with striped awnings.
- Spatial experience
- A grand historic salon transformed into an immersive, monochromatic yellow lounge space that draws the eye toward the brightly lit garden beyond.
- Composition rhythm
- Bilateral symmetry emphasizing the central axis and garden view, punctuated by evenly spaced wall sconces and arched window bays.
- Style reading
- Eclectic historic-contemporary fusion
- Program
- Lounge / reception hall
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- wood, plaster, fabric, velvet, glass, crystal, lacquered-wood
- Visual identifiers
- chartreuse-walls, modular-yellow-seating, historic-molded-ceiling, crystal-chandelier, symmetrical-layout
- Style tags
- eclectic, maximalist, contemporary-historic, vibrant
- Visual tags
- eclectic-historic, monochromatic, living-room, salon, maximalist
- Geometry
- Strictly symmetrical layout featuring twin tall arched windows flanking a central glazed double door, with low modular seating arrangements mirroring each other across the central axis.
- Structural guess
- Historic masonry load-bearing structure with vaulted and molded plaster ceilings.
- Spatial scale
- High-ceilinged historic reception hall, grand in proportion with large double-height arched openings.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight entering through the central doors and arched windows, supplemented by an ornate central crystal chandelier and warm wall sconces.
- Atmosphere
- Playful yet luxurious, balancing high-historic grandeur with warm, tactile modern comfort.
- Environmental context
- Historic salon interior opening directly onto a sunlit garden terrace with striped awnings.
- Spatial experience
- A grand historic salon transformed into an immersive, monochromatic yellow lounge space that draws the eye toward the brightly lit garden beyond.
- Composition rhythm
- Bilateral symmetry emphasizing the central axis and garden view, punctuated by evenly spaced wall sconces and arched window bays.
- Style reading
- Eclectic historic-contemporary fusion
- Program
- Lounge / reception hall
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior