The Perfect Hue

The “Apartment of Perfect Brightness” is a project completed by New York and California-based ASAP/Adam Sokol Architecture Practice. The 230 square metre, Beijing apartment, which got its name from a local garden of the same name, began with a focus on natural light.
At the start of the project, ASAP explored the concept of “perfect brightness” by researching how different colours and qualities of daylight affect people psychologically. That led to installing a system that allowed the ambient light to shift from warm to cool white based on the time of year, time of day, and exterior lighting conditions. It is similar technology which is used on newer aircraft of today – the Airbus A380 and Boeing Dreamliner.
Much like an aircraft all amenities and life’s clutter is concealed behind joinery panels – 132 to be precise. Every interior wall has storage with folding wood doors. When open, TVs, headboards, storage areas, and bookshelves can be seen, but when closed, a unified expanse of door panels keeps a clean, minimalist look.
Perhaps in stark contrast to these ordered joinery panels is the curvilinear nature of the bathrooms and bedroom headboards. This motif has been brought into the interior spaces by the form of the building and gives the bathrooms in particular a contemporary spa like feeling.
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