Dear Mr. Augusto
first thing I can say I found unanimous in its decision to repaint the walls in white currently orange: beyond the personal tastes in an area from the foregoing that color seems completely inappropriate to use the housing.
As for the arrangement of furniture and the lighting system must begin by saying that I would need additional information to complete a detailed picture of the situation: for example, the window size and orientation, as well as the internal height of the room are basic parameters (especially considering the fact that This is a basement apartment) for a minimally rigorous design approach.
So I take this opportunity to develop, since the data elements, a sort of design exercise in an attempt to define a methodological approach to the project, a basic tool to be used in applying their critical abilities and through creative a logical system.
First, as I mentioned, it should be an assessment of existing space and its relationship with the context: the orientation with respect to the axis gives us heliothermic a reading of the characteristics of light and its contribution, even heat to the interior, and the same goes for the location, size and height of windows above the ground, which will allow us to assess how to use the lighting, the choice of materials and surface finish how to arrange the furniture. The depth, width and height of the compartment will allow us to understand the perceptual parameters of the space providing basic guidelines for its reconfiguration.
defined (though, in this case, briefly) an analytical framework should dial the area of \u200b\u200bneeds, habits and desires on the issue of living subjective. As you know the idea of \u200b\u200bhome as well as that of the comforts of home décor or are located on the ridge that divides the shared culture of living, social psychological characteristics and historical experiences, memories and individual lifestyles: the common linguistic roots of living and dress (dressed as) clear easily the complexity of relations between the concepts of wellness, appropriateness (in terms of fitness but also in the sense of hearing their own) and living as an expression of self and social subjectivity.
should be noted that this phase is the time to deal with increased awareness, since it includes the wider issues as the most special, the most intimate and personal and interpersonal and social, so it needs a play deep and sincere: the first space project is, in a certain way, need to understand and configure your project to life, in other words is must first understand what but not how you want to live.
The next step sees us deal with the operational aspect of the course and to make a sort of guideline in the absence of the analytical parameters mentioned above, I will have to abstract the project from most of the actual contingencies and to confine to use the few items we have available.
The configuration space of the project is based on the acceptance of functions (feeding, hygiene, rest, etc.. Etc..) Already defined so that its layout remains unchanged is underlined by a system of sliding translucent panels Soji the format of a typical traditional Japanese house: their economy of design, natural wood, paper (which in our case poterebbe be replaced by a thin sheet of polycarbonate) and their design simple and repetitive but rigorous combine to give a strong directing and unifying character to the environment but also allow the space, like a big paper lantern, and a proper diffusion of natural light.
To maintain consistency formally assume the use of coating materials and simple, where you need it, decorate with a clear stylistic connotation (citing the Japanese graphics) for the floor tiles in colored gray cement paste in a 30x60 staggered laying, plastering a medium gray, for covering the kitchen in a 20x40 format biscuit glazed in a light color with a slight oriental decorations, always the bathroom floor tile ceramic inner gray cement in a 30x30 form a frame of a "carpet" central (also depending on slip) of strips on the network (also 30x30, cut jet) with filling in blue, while the walls are covered with tiles biscuit glazed in a bright blue (with a slightly textured surface) 20x40 laid horizontally to a height of m. 2.20.
As I said all the walls will be painted in white confound slightly to avoid pure white and the ceiling white, but always with a polish that will contribute to the reflectance and encaustic the spread of light.
The arrangement of the furniture will be slightly changed compared to the current situation: the table and the library will exchange the position and the storage wall is placed on the back wall of the accommodation to be a form vanishing point terminating strongly marked by the horizontal ports sliding.
The lighting is resolved with only one type of lighting fixture, a lamp very versatile, economical and durable that can be used by the table, floor, pendant, wall, etc. . thanks to a clever handle / hook / cable collector.
