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Tour an Immersive Indoor-Outdoor Retreat on Hawaiis Big Island
Subtle, tactile motifs weave the interiors of all four volumes together, from caning details and ceramic furnishings to woven textiles and textural wood. In the family room, a Cassina Sengu sofa covered in Rose Uniacke linen sits beside Galerie Half pine chairs and a Crump & Kwash Mae coffee table. An Allied Maker Wood Totem lamp stands in the corner while a piece by Cassidy Possum Tjapaltjarri hangs on the wall.A spectrum of wood staining lines the interior, showcasing a resplendent diversity of material. Seating and even a coffee table are detailed with woven leather, while ceramic lighting and objets dart further layer tactility. Caning accents the glass dining room table in a nod to the guest room headboards. Theres all these very subtle details, and I think it kind of takes a special client to appreciate that, says Kwong.Appreciation for the landscape anchors the immersive indoor-outdoor design. In addition to framed vistas in the primary bedroom, living and guest wings are both equipped with movable barn-style doors that support natural ventilation and invite the natural splendor inside. The broad awnings of the shallow-pitched seam roofs not only support cooling, but their copper cladding harmonizes with cypress siding to imbue naturalism across the atypical layout.Equipped with massive movable cypress doors, the central volume of Hale Mauu is naturally ventilated with ease.The artful focal points, however, are perhaps most impactful. Custom bedspreads and artwork inject a colorful flair as well as a sense of place with abstract takes on traditional indigenous quilting patterns. The obvious standout in the lineup is a Ruth Asawa sculpture suspended above a standing tub that transforms the grand bathroom into an eye-catching minimalist vignette. We were careful not to over-furnish it, Kwong notes. Keeping the furniture plan very minimal did so much for us.The vision of the client and designer are unified in moments like this, where open space is honored and also humanized. It takes a certain level of sophistication in the client to give us the room to include things that are powerful and unexpected, adds Kwong. That was the approach taken with the architecture, so our approach is a natural complement to it.
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