Wave Residence

Photography & Art Direction: Edvinas Bruzas
Design: Winnie Tam
Curation: OtherProjections
Location: London
Commissioned by fourteen a.m.

An Edwardian Maisonette for a young couple seeking a more peaceful way of city living for their growing family. We designed for a major reconfiguration to unlock the space, and to connect the internal space with the rear garden cloister. A sustainable theme was used throughout the design, with wall heating and clay-plaster to bring warmth, texture and peace to the interior, while lowering energy consumption.

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Winnie Tam

Founder of fourteen a.m.

After 15 years in architecture, working with world-renowned architectural practices including Renzo Piano Building Workshop, David Chipperfield Architects and Junya Ishigami & Associates, Winnie Tam founded fourteen a.m. as a design ‘enthusiast’ studio specialising in creating spaces that promote a natural, simple and calm way of life.

Her mission from the start was to help people create spaces that encourage a healthy lifestyle. Having lived most of her life in big cities — London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris – she experienced the fatigue of city living. Yet rather than leaving the city, she decided to create inner-sanctuaries for city dwellers.

The aesthetic qualities of fourteen a.m. are minimalist in style, yet warm in nature, based on Winnie’s passion for Eastern philosophy and how it influences restorative design. Yet it’s her unique process of working which gives fourteen a.m. its character. Winnie takes her clients on a clear, calm journey, collaborating with her clients rather than dictating what makes certain spaces work for them.