Isabela Lopes Morais

Isabela Morais is a graduate Interior Decorator from Humber College and a graduate architect from Brazil. She is passionate about the complexity of design, history, culture and sociology. All these wide array of contents fascinates her. After her professional internship experience, she fell in love with interior design. She sees design not only as an infrastructure or functional aspect but also as a cultural and social facet that must be valued and looked carefully as it provides quality of life to all people who have the opportunity to enjoy its benefits. Seeking functional, aesthetic-pleasant and unique solutions for each individual is what she wants to achieve in her creative process.

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Industrial Elegance

This loft project was designed for a family of three that loves to entertain. The household consists of a single mom that loves cooking and hosting events at home; her daughter, a fashion design student and; the son, a photography enthusiast who has his own place but visits often. The main focus of the project was to create a practical and cozy space to invite family and friends. So we opted for an open concept kitchen to combine the social area with the cooking area to result in a welcoming space for social experiences, ideal for the family's needs. The clients asked for a functional apartment inspired by the industrial style, but they also wanted it to look sophisticated. Therefore, we opted for a mixture of rustic and elegant components. Having that contrast inspired us to incorporate different opposing elements like dynamic lines and soft curves which creates visual interest and connects with this idea of emphasizing contrast. To bring a sense of unity, we reinforced a dynamic feel by designing a wooden panel with black diagonal lines located in the foyer to accommodates the studio, powder room and entryway closet. Thus, we utilized similar woodwork in the kitchen and master bedroom with the same goal, but now incorporating more black in those rooms to create more emphasis. Nature also played a major role as inspiration for this project. It is shown not only in the consistent use of wood throughout the spaces but also in the decoration with plants and the use of the colour green with main pieces of furniture like the sofa, the daughter's headboard and the master bathroom's vanity.

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Dining Room.

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Living Room and Kitchen.

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Master Bathroom.

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Kitchen.

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Concept Board.

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Stairs.

Modern Luxury

While designing this home, our goal was to create a space that looks like it came right out of a magazine. With marble and stone finishes utilized throughout the home, it brings in the European feel that our client desired. To keep it bright and airy, we used a neutral colour palette throughout the home with a green accent in the kitchen. The family room and dining room follow the same path with marble and terrazzo accents, light furniture, and wall paneling, giving it a modern luxury look and feel. The principal ensuite features black marble flooring, white marble walls, and silver and gold accents to give it the lux vibe that we have maintained throughout the home. Each space came together to create a cohesive, modern, luxurious home that our clients are going to love!

Earthen Roots

The project was inspired by the client’s pottery passion, her Australian and Hawaiian roots and her love for the outdoors. The design team focused on creating a calm, relaxing space with earthy tones and a connection with nature. We opted for utilizing raw finishes, textures and a neutral colour palette to achieve that vibe. Rhythm was one of the guiding design principles. We also utilized a lot of curves and organic shapes as it relates to the client’s pottery and gives a soft, cozy, natural feel.

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Kitchen.

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Living Room.

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Guest Bedroom.

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Universal Kitchen.

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Universal Kitchen.

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Floor Plan.

Maneuverable Daydream

The need for independence to move around the house was the key motivation to renovate the kitchen. The existing one, enclosed by walls, made it difficult for the client to move around in a wheelchair, impairing his routine. Therefore, the main focus of the project was to create an open concept kitchen with enough clearances and better traffic flow, in a way that suits all the needs of the client and yet have universal features adequate for other people. With that in mind the new kitchen was designed with features such as a lower counter top, enough clearance under the sink and cooking area when using a wheelchair and large clearances for a better traffic flow. In order to create a more comfortable area to move around, it was defined that the traditionally 90 degrees corners should be rounded, allowing the space to be safer. The client showed a preference for a G-shaped kitchen, since then, a broken G-shape was created for a better circulation. The intervention in the kitchen also contemplated other improvements such as using vinyl floor, which is slip-resistant but still soft enough that allow the wheels to roll freely, greater natural lighting with the removal of the walls, allowing a better integration between the kitchen and the dining area as well organization of the ambient itself. The upper cabinet features an automatic pull-down shelf as well LED lightning below it. A table extension was created to make it possible to accommodate guests. In the peninsula itself it was placed cornered shelves, and there is a recess below the cooking area as well both sinks to enable a comfortable place to an kind of user. The colour palette, materials and furniture were designed to create a contemporary and calming ambient. It was important to evoke the feeling of a comfortable place, in which the client can spend his time there without feeling restrained, thus why the choice of contrasts between the green and graphite. The choice of quartz was important because of the color and texture. The sinks are sculpted in the stone itself, to bring an extra layer of elegance in the ambient without the feel of overdoing.