Nara Interiors

South of France Residence

South of France
Independent design study · Concept study — not built

South of France Residence is a residential study in a warmer, southern register — limestone, plaster and sunlight doing most of the work.

Expressive stone is used where it can be seen properly: a travertine dining table, a carved stone basin, an island cut from a single block. Aged metals, linen and oxblood accents warm the pale ground.

The palette holds across the living room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom and bedrooms, so the house reads as one interior rather than a set of rooms.

TypeSelf-initiated design study
Key materialsLimestone, warm plaster, expressive stone, aged metal, linen, oxblood
Living room with a deep burgundy canvas above a low linen sofa, a dark leather lounge chair and a veined marble table on limestone, beneath ornate plaster cornicing
Dining room with an oval travertine table on a conical base and dark leather cantilever chairs, beneath an alabaster pendant and an arched stone niche
Kitchen with a travertine island and splashback under a curved plaster arch, with aged bronze pendants and a large stone vessel
Bathroom with a carved stone basin on a veined marble counter against hand-glazed vertical tile, with aged metal taps and a terracotta urn
Bedroom with a full-height linen headboard panel, oxblood velvet cushions and polished metal bedside tables beneath a dark bronze canvas
Second bedroom scheme set into a curved plaster alcove, with a bouclé headboard, a veined marble return and a dark leather lounger on limestone
Bedroom detail: a dark ceramic lamp and a marble tray on a lacquered side table beside a woven headboard

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