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PRIVATE LAKESIDE RESIDENCE · LAKE MALAWI

Lakeshore House

LOUNGE REFURBISHMENT · DESIGN PROPOSAL · 2025

The lakeshore setting: beach, fishing canoes and hills behind
THE SETTING · LAKE MALAWI
Location
Lake Malawi
Type
Private residence · Lounge
Status
Design proposal, implementation planned
Year
2025
Role
Concept, spatial layout, material and furniture selection, artwork curation, 3D visualisation

A lakeside lounge reimagined around the place it sits in.

Exposed timber beams and a woven reed ceiling draw on the region’s vernacular building traditions, while full-height linen sheers soften the light coming off Lake Malawi.

The room is anchored by a pair of large-scale afroprint panels of fish imagery, chosen as a nod to the lake’s famous cichlids, which are as much a part of local identity as the water itself. Around them, the palette stays quiet and tactile: textured stone-coloured upholstery, a woven jute rug, marble and brushed brass lighting, with moss and sage accents picking up the garden outside.

VISUALISATION: D5 RENDER, AI-ASSISTED POST-PRODUCTION