The Studio's design languages
Aesthetic Compositions
Twelve design languages.Each one set out in ten chapters.
What is an Aesthetic Composition?
An Aesthetic Composition is Meridian Atelier's repeatable design language: one interior design style that guides a home's rooms, shapes, surfaces, colors and details.
The Studio's twelve are ten established styles and two the firm developed, each adapted to the household, the site and the spaces in the project.
The Compositions
Ten styles from the Universal Canon, and two of the firm's own.
The Universal Canon
The established design languages the Studio has mastered and refined. Each has endured by answering a lasting human need: shelter, order or a connection to nature.
Coming soonOrganic Contemporary
Modernism in natural materials: soft, curved forms, plaster and stone, and daylight drawn deep into every room.
Coming soonCalifornia Modernism
The region's post-war architecture: disciplined post-and-beam lines, exposed materials and glass walls that open each room to the garden.
Coming soonTransitional Classic
Traditional proportion and moldings, simplified for today: classical forms, a measured palette and tailored upholstery.
Coming soonJapandi
Japanese minimalism joined to Scandinavian function: pale woods, joinery made by hand, low furniture and rooms cleared to their essentials.
Coming soonCalifornia Mediterranean
The Mediterranean house, adapted to California: smooth stucco, arched loggias, terracotta and an open flow between rooms and courtyards.
Coming soonCoastal Contemporary
The classic beach house, updated: soft neutrals, natural fibers, weathered woods and wide openings to the ocean's light and air.
Coming soonMid-Century Modern
The post-war movement's slender lines and organic forms: walnut, stone and glass, statement furniture and architecture opened to the landscape.
Coming soonWabi-Sabi
The Japanese regard for imperfection: aged wood, hand-thrown ceramics and limewashed walls, chosen for the marks of time and use.
Coming soonDesert Modern
Architecture shaped by the desert: board-formed concrete and stone, long horizontal lines and deep overhangs that shade the house.
Coming soonHollywood Regency
Golden Age glamour in modern form: lacquered surfaces, metallic finishes, saturated color and tailored upholstery, set in deliberate contrast.
The Meridian Signatures
The design languages Meridian Atelier invented or codified, beyond the Canon. Each meets the firm's standard of tension: at least one principle that works against the others and gives the design its depth.
Coming soonSensory Modernism
Modernism for sight, sound and touch: architectural form, advanced materials, integrated technology and layered light, planned room by room.
Coming soonAxiom Modern
The firm's signature: grand architecture, natural materials and integrated technology, joined in one warm, modern house at resort scale.
Where to go next
Aesthetic Compositions combines the four parts below into complete styles.
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