Strength & Clarity of Concept - 131 Residences by Carr Design

Principal Sue Carr’s interior design of 131 Residences takes its cues from the concept of shifting planes, creating a considered repetition and echoing of key forms and ideas between the architecture and the interiors. The result is a delicate interplay between the two, clarifying and informing the relationship between each discipline individually, as well as creating a remarkable clarity and unity across the project as a whole.

Overlapping frames, cantilevered forms and deep recesses create a strong and dynamic architectural presence.

The interior’s striking minimalist aesthetic is enlivened by careful detailing and layering of materials and made possible by close attention to functionality. Freestanding joinery walls serve multiple purposes, with joinery hiding core services, television units and double-sided fireplaces as well as providing ample storage. In addition to these key functions, joinery houses sliding walls that can be employed to define living zones as needed, while embracing an overall open and connected plan that allows space to flow seamlessly.

To complement these meticulously-designed interiors, Sue Carr specified Rogerseller throughout 131 Residences. “Our relationship with Rogerseller has spanned well over 40 years – back to the days of Rogers Seller & Myhill. Rogerseller has always exemplified a superior level of service, continuous product innovation and a timeless design aesthetic,” Sue says. She explains the specific products chosen, which include Fantini Milano tapware, Catalano Zero toilet and bidet, Hidden Stainless Steel Push Plate and Strap By Rogerseller brushed stainless steel accessories, were selected for their timeless design, considered detailing and overall quality. In this way, the products harmonise with the intent of the project as a bold study in contemporary form and controlled simplicity.

The Fantini Milano tapware, in particular, creates a strong yet minimalist impact against the elegant expanse of grey and white marble. As Italy’s most iconic Italian tapware designers, Fantini are renowned for exceptional quality and innovation, combined with an unparalleled purity of line, form and materiality. “The architectural precision of the Fantini Milano range works harmoniously with the simplicity of the interior and the minimal aesthetic of 131 Residences,” says Sue. “The timeless finishes are a confident complement to the solid forms, meticulous detailing and refined materiality used throughout the interior.”

In all things, 131 Residences exemplifies a highly coherent approach to design, in which the strength of the concept is evident across all scales of the project – from the form of the architecture to the finest of interior details. The result is four luxurious and timeless residences, brought together through the absolute conviction through which they have been planned, both inside and out.