Interior Design, The Modern Wabi Sabi Home Tour London

Modestly veiled behind layers of silvering chestnut cladding, this monastic oasis, with courtyard garden, has recently been completed to a beautifully contemplative and tactile design by Takero Shimazaki Architects. The house can be found on Tiverton Road, a short walk from Kensal Rise, between the green spaces of Queens Park and Tiverton Green. Taking its inspiration from Turners Interior of an Italian Church the house is intended as a sanctum from the modern world, its monolithic structure and measured pools of light a rare environment for focus and reflection. The design expertly marries light and lighting with a simple, textured palette of concrete, natural wood and stone, echoing the Japanese philosophy of WabiSabi SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW VIDEOS , pineappledecor, interiordesign