Aiden Hwang

Restful Tiny Home · Spatial Design

Interlude I

An interlude is a pause between acts of a musical composition. It allows musicians to recover and prepare both physically and mentally for the next act, while giving the audience a chance to find refreshments and stretch their legs. I designed this home for my DEA 1150 course’s Tiny Luxury Home project.

Course
DEA 1150 Design Graphics and Visualization
Semester
Spring 2025
Tools
SketchUp, Enscape, Autodesk Revit
Rendering of the tiny home at dusk: a shed-roofed cabin of brick and wood siding with tall windows and climbing ivy, a car on the drive beside it
Approaching View

Floor Plan

I designed and modeled this tiny home in SketchUp, rendering it in Enscape.

Rendering of the rest corner at night: a black lounge chair and ottoman between two tall speakers, under a wall grid of hanging plants, beside a window onto the night sky
Living Room Rest Space
Rendering of the living space: a concrete-topped kitchen island with wood cabinets in front, the rest corner and its plant wall beyond
Living Space
Rendering of the bedroom: a gray upholstered bed between wall sconces, ivy trailing down the wall, a window onto trees
Bedroom
Rendering of the bathroom: a glass-walled shower with black fixtures, a floating vanity and a trailing plant against speckled gray walls
Bathroom
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Rooms and sections

User Experience

Interlude I caters to clients who desire a restful living environment after spending time with friends and family. Comforting colors combined with warm, dispersed lighting help individuals of all ages find solace in the quiet hours of life. As night approaches, older clients desire rest quickly, requiring a home that naturally transitions from a convenient daily dwelling into a rest space. Individual lights warm, the windows let in the setting sun, and the environment becomes tuned for reading, enjoying the arts, and winding down. This doubles as a natural circadian metronome for younger clients who desire to slow down their pace of life.

Palette
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Rendering of the rest corner at night: a black lounge chair and ottoman between two tall speakers, under a wall grid of hanging plants, beside a window onto the night sky
The highlighted rest area features a classic Eames Chair and dual speaker system for a grandfather to recline, relax, and reflect on a day full of family as he listens to his favorite classics.

Plants growing around and inside the home contribute to psychological rest and the earth tone aesthetics. Large, skylight-style windows allow natural light to cascade into the home, further improving mental well-being in an age demographic at risk of chronic depression. The bedroom and bathroom are in a separate unit from the living space, which preserves a sense of compartmentalization even in a small house.

Process

I ideated and modeled the house in SketchUp, rendering it in Enscape. This house followed specific external boundary restrictions to abide by class standards; all other design choices were mine.

The final poster for Interlude I: the renderings, the floor plan, two sections, the palette and the project text, on black
Final Poster
The house modeled in 3D on a computer screen, seen from outside: a shed-roofed box of brick and wood siding, its tall glass wall showing shelves, hanging lights and a kitchen island inside
The house modeled in 3D, seen from above with the roof removed: the living space and kitchen at the top, the bedroom and bathroom below, on a green ground