China Resources Park Lane Manor

is residence offers a poetic interpretation of daily living, grounding design in perceptual nuance and quiet emotion. Light, texture, and proportion become agents of transformation, elevating the everyday into an immersive experience. The body is treated as both a sensing vessel and a medium of expression, shaping movement, sightlines, and tactile encounters.



Spatial transitions unfold as emotional thresholds. Arrival begins in a softly sheltered “gray space,” a semi-outdoor buffer conceived as a private courtyard for elevator-access homes. Stone paving and low planting ease the shift from public to private before warm timber interiors open with a sense of embrace. Recessed forms, layered materials—oak, textured plaster, brushed metal—and orchestrated lighting establish mood and rhythm while refining intimacy.



Proportion serves as the project’s quiet core, understood not merely as scale but as the relational balance between elements. In the living area, nested cabinetry and concealed storage span structural columns to merge kitchen and public zones. Custom millwork with mitered joins, shadow gaps, and integrated LED strips demonstrates precise craftsmanship, while retractable honeycomb shades and hidden display systems blend function with visual delight.



Spatial reprogramming enriches daily life: the former balcony is absorbed into an expanded dining hub paved in continuous limestone, blurring interior and exterior edges. A compact worktop carved into a shear-wall recess illustrates spatial optimization. The study, set beside a full-height window, uses sliding ribbed-glass partitions and tonal flooring to define ambiance while preserving visual continuity.



Circulation becomes a quiet ritual. A passage linking public and private spaces glows with vertical light slits and layered wall planes, metaphorically evoking fleeting moments of “daily luminosity.” Private quarters continue the understated richness: a tatami bedroom maintains material continuity, while the master suite gains a walk-in closet detailed with smoked-oak shelving and concealed lighting.



Guided by Kiyokazu Washida’s philosophy of the “hidden scene,” the design reveals beauty in details often overlooked. Through restraint and nuance, the home emerges not merely as a place to dwell, but as a meditative vessel where the profound quietly resides within the ordinary.