Excerpt: Evans Lee has been constantly applying the theories of “space openness and freedom” and “space mobility”. In Foshan Poly Moonlight Bay, Evans Lee demonstrates the concept of “comprehensive space, natural interaction”, which strengthens the interactive connection among occupants, emotions, space and highlights the emotional concentration in the tangible spatial structure.
Project Description
[Text as submitted by architect] Inspired by the flowing space aesthetics upheld by architect Mies van der Rohe and the stylized Suzhou gardens, Evans Lee’s interior design has always focused on the design and research of modern minimalist residential buildings. They have been constantly applying the theories of “space openness and freedom” and “space mobility”. In Foshan Poly Moonlight Bay, Evans Lee demonstrates the concept of “comprehensive space, natural interaction”, which strengthens the interactive connection among humanities, emotions, and space and highlights the emotional concentration in the tangible spatial structure.
The scope and limitations of space, which allows owners to freely define the spatial relationships according to their own needs, including the relationship between people and space, the relationship between form and function, the relationship between structure and space, the parent-child relationship, and so on were not defined. The designer uses a 9-metre island platform as the core to connect all public spaces that enable great visibility among the living room, study room, kitchen, multifunctional area, and children’s room. It perfectly matches the family’s needs for a harmonised home and achieves a pure minimalist state.
Adorned with some planters, the fabric sofa displays a solid tone. There is a row of hollowed-out bookcases below the planter cabinet, which accommodates small plants, picture books and toys.
Pure white not only gives people a clean and warm feeling but also leaves more room for imagination in a modern minimalist home design. A white bookshelf is fixed on the wall behind the sofa. With simple lines and unique lighting design, it reflects a rich taste of simple but artistic design. A storage cabinet is set at the bottom of the bookcase, which gives children a stair to reach the books at the top. The detailed design greatly enhances the experience of living in a beautiful space. The wood cabinet is also adorned with childlike decorations and scented candles that create unique and interesting subtle changes to the totally fresh and elegant space.
The decorative material on the surface of the dining bar has a warm and simple texture. Under the light reflection at the top, the material, colour, and light are well mixed into an elegant rhythm. The base of the dining bar is constructed from natural marble with natural carved stripes that naturally reveal a crystal-clear texture. The sunlight slides through the blinds, and the artistic design of “Bamboo Dragonfly” sways in the breeze. It creates a well-balanced feeling of movement while still rippling with abundant vitality.
Character, culture, nobility, ideals, and freedom are all elements that showcase owners self-confidence and unique taste. Between the study room and the closet is an auto-atomized glass door. It allows for adjusting the transparency when switching between different usage scenarios. The overall style is dominated by a navy-blue tone, with natural light and wind as the medium, integrating various elements such as the sky, earth, mountains, and lakes. The indoor elements complement the natural scenery and blend with the scene, creating an ideal picture of life.
In Evans Lee’s view, an ideal home must have a flow of vision, a flow of movement, and an interaction between parents and children. When the hostess prepares meals on a 9-metre-long kitchen island, she can always chat and interact with her husband sitting in the living room or study room, as well as take care of her daughter in the multi-functional room or children’s room. Face-to-face communication among family members is unobstructed and no longer limited by the traditional segmented and isolated home structure.
Luxury should never be the goal for a designer, but rather a great feeling of being at home. The customised private closet could express the desire for an exquisite life by women in the new era. It demonstrates the transformation of the hostess’ different identities and states, reflecting the personality, aesthetics, and spirit of the residents.
The door of the master bedroom extends from the wall to the corridor in the form of an invisible door, separating the master bathroom and bedroom. A double-sided mirror door is also arranged between the main bathroom and the hallway, which introduces the outdoor scenery of lakes and mountains into the hallway. Even in leisure time, the master bedroom can have a panoramic view of the outdoor scenery. In front of the mirror door is an artwork called “The Sea,” painted by the designer Evans Lee. The peaceful and deep-sea surface and clear and transparent sky are seamlessly mixed with the sea breeze from the owner’s hometown, Busan. Slightly dim sunlight and the salty smell of sea breezes evoke a sense of homesickness in your mind.
The multi-functional area is separated by two hollow-grille wooden doors. In the morning and evening, light and shadow pass through the wooden doors, rendering a halo on the floor and cabinets. It creates a great, peaceful feeling.
A climbing wall to the roof is arranged in the multi-functional area, with an interesting contrast of colourful climbing stones and grassy green wallboard. White cabinets and grass green display cabinets are arranged on the other side of the room, whose colours are well suited to the wall and seat cushions.
The children’s room is very colourful, including a light green bedside background wall full of spring atmosphere when lightened on the back for a touch of warmth and purity. Children can run freely in a zigzag shape within the space. And a sliding door is set between the bedroom and study room to create a sense of flexibility and imagination.
Over the past 9 years, Evans Lee has been practising his extended thinking and conclusions on “spatial mobility” in every interior design and creatively applying them to project implementation. In the Foshan Poly Moonlight Bay project, Evans Lee nicely reserved some “unclear” areas between the walls and doors that leave room for the owners to determine the best use in their daily lives. He designed a brand-new ideal home for residents, using adaptive humanistic expression and emotional observation to evoke the inner resonance of foreign homeowners. It can be well interpreted as the new benchmark for modern minimalism.
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