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Entrance Hall
Plaster, pale marble and a round window cut in travertine.
Residential
U32 | The Wisdom House
Location
Sharjah, UAE
The idea
A round opening in travertine.
The Wisdom House in Sharjah opens on a tall, quiet entrance hall in white plaster and pale marble. Rounded columns frame the space, cove lights run across the ceiling, and gold discs are hung on the walls like a cluster of suns.
At the centre, a travertine wall is cut with a round window that frames a tree beyond, with two stone spheres and a low planter at its foot. In a second view the wall gives way to slatted timber screens, sheer curtains and a full-height window, with a low stone table and a lounge chair set in the light.
Material palette
Travertine moon gate
Entrance hall
Gold discs
Hall walls
Timber slats and sheer
Living area
About the project
Stone, gold and timber in one hall
The visit begins in the entrance hall, a tall room kept white and still. The eye goes first to the stone wall at its centre, where a circular opening looks through to a tree outside. From there the hall turns towards the living area, where daylight comes in through glass that reaches from floor to ceiling, softened by fabric and filtered by timber.
Travertine carries the weight of the room. Its open grain and warm tone hold the opening and keep the white surfaces from feeling cold. The gold discs on the hall walls add points of reflected light. In the living area, timber slats and sheer curtains work together: the slats give rhythm, and the sheer diffuses the sun, so the light arrives softly. The house is in Sharjah, UAE.
Entrance hall interior design in Sharjah sets the tone for the whole home, and the Wisdom House makes its hall a place of pause. The round opening in the travertine wall frames a tree, bringing a living view into the heart of the house, while white plaster and pale marble keep the space cool and quiet. Cove lighting and the gold discs give the hall a gentle glow after dark. Further in, timber slats and sheer curtains filter the strong sun into soft light, a simple way to live with the climate. Few materials, well placed, do the work. The design is by IAIA, whose interior architecture begins at the threshold.
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