Tanizaki — Chris Briffa Architects
Photo · Hanna Briffa
A refined residential interior by Chris Briffa Architects showcasing the juxtaposition of polished concrete surfaces and intricate timber joinery.
- What we like about this project
- The complex timber ceiling-grid extension atop the wall shelving unit creates a distinct spatial canopy effect.
Materials
- concrete
- timber
- steel
- paper
Visual identifiers
- concrete-dining-table
- timber-shelf-joinery
- linear-pendant-light
- polished-concrete-floor
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- warm-modern
Visual tags
- minimalist
- warm-modern
- residential
- custom-joinery
- dining-room
- Geometry
- Open-plan dining and living zone framed by a polished concrete floor transitioning to timber flooring; custom exposed-joinery shelving on the right.
- Spatial scale
- Generous single-story residential dining and living volume.
- Lighting
- Soft ambient overhead illumination complemented by a slender linear pendant light over the dining table and a freestanding paper floor lamp.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, balanced, and tactile with a strong emphasis on natural materials.
- Environmental context
- Interior domestic space with neutral white walls and minimalist detailing.
- Spatial experience
- The space balances the cold industrial weight of concrete with warm tactile timber elements and diffused lighting, creating a calm domestic interior.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal alignment of the dining table and bench counterbalanced by the vertical grid of the timber shelving unit.
- Style reading
- Contemporary minimalist warm interior
- Program
- Residential dining and living area
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- concrete, timber, steel, paper
- Visual identifiers
- concrete-dining-table, timber-shelf-joinery, linear-pendant-light, polished-concrete-floor
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, warm-modern
- Visual tags
- minimalist, warm-modern, residential, custom-joinery, dining-room
- Geometry
- Open-plan dining and living zone framed by a polished concrete floor transitioning to timber flooring; custom exposed-joinery shelving on the right.
- Spatial scale
- Generous single-story residential dining and living volume.
- Lighting
- Soft ambient overhead illumination complemented by a slender linear pendant light over the dining table and a freestanding paper floor lamp.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, balanced, and tactile with a strong emphasis on natural materials.
- Environmental context
- Interior domestic space with neutral white walls and minimalist detailing.
- Spatial experience
- The space balances the cold industrial weight of concrete with warm tactile timber elements and diffused lighting, creating a calm domestic interior.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal alignment of the dining table and bench counterbalanced by the vertical grid of the timber shelving unit.
- Style reading
- Contemporary minimalist warm interior
- Program
- Residential dining and living area
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior