Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2023
The Collector Residential Apartment
by Hoda Lasheen
- A' Design Award 2023 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Hoda Lasheen Design Studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 11,490
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About The Collector Residential Apartment
The Collector is a residential apartment interior in Cairo, Egypt, with a total area of 250 square meters. The design serves an art collector and follows a maximalist concept of more colors, more patterns, more textures and more accessories. The interior is inspired by the historical palace of princess Aisha Fahmy on the Nile river bank in Cairo. Classic cornices, silk wall panels, wall paintings and wooden flooring are combined with colorful patterned textiles. The apartment also displays art and objects gathered during travels, so the home works as a museum of art.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The project is a residential apartment located in Cairo with a total area of 250 m2. The client's lifestyle is best described as being an art collector that believe in maximalism. More is more was the concept behind this apartment. More colors, more patterns, more textures and more accessories. The design beautifully blends the client's personality with all pieces of art and objects that she has acquired from travels over time.
- Tags
- Collector, Art, Classical, Museum, Fancy, Unique
- Design Challenge
- Our challenge in this project was to create a design that beautifully blends the client's personality with all pieces of art and objects that she has acquired from travels over time.
- Project Duration
- The project started in June 2021 and finished in June 2022 in Cairo, Egypt.
- Research
- The first stages consisted of meetings and site visits to comprehend the owner lifestyle and requirements. The client brief gave the vision of creating a home around European style and cosmopolitan historical homes in Cairo. The most relevant place to this style was the historical palace of princess Aisha Fahmy in Cairo. The client was given pre-concepts and upon approval, Hoda Lasheen Design Studio started the development phase followed by delivering the construction documents and the Bill of Quantities. Hoda Lasheen Design Studio also supervised during the construction phase.
- Inspiration
- Designed in a beautiful classical European style, this home was inspired by historical palace of princess Aisha Fahmy located by Nile river bank in Cairo. The design had an ambiance that is enriched with the utilization of colorful textiles with various patterns. Classic cornices, silk wall panels, wall paintings and wooden flooring all resulted in an amazing fusion of design that makes that home a museum of art.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Nour El Refai, 2022
Image #2: Photographer Nour El Refai, 2022
Image #3: Photographer Nour El Refai, 2022
Image #4: Photographer Nour El Refai, 2022
Image #5: Photographer Nour El Refai, 2022 - Patents
- "Copyrights belong to Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge, 1980”
The entrance of the apartment was taken from the library at Villa Oasis, a private residence of Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakesh, Morocco. We were mesmerized by the amount of details and the infusion between different cultures in one place.