The Bird Hide Residential Interior Design by Tommy Hui

The Bird Hide Residential Interior Design by Tommy Hui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.

BronzeInterior· 2021

The Bird Hide Residential Interior Design

by Tommy Hui

Client: T.B.C. Studio

Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About The Bird Hide Residential Interior Design

It is rare to have a unit with a pleasant view in Hong Kong. How can this view be used well as a home characteristics? The residental unit situated in the Southern District is designed by T.B.C. Studio. The design was inspired by the green landscape view outside the window. With a lot of warm wood colors were used in the house, and a row of cabinets was specially ordered in the living room by the window, so that the owner can sit comfortably by the window and enjoying the beautiful scenery, it feels like being in a bird-watching house.

The Recognition

About the Bronze A' Design Award

The Bird Hide Residential Interior Design is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. The Bird Hide Residential Interior Design is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. The Bird Hide Residential Interior Design splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

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Color Temperature: WarmSymmetry: PartialBackground: No Clear Backdrop

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The designer designed a row of sitting cabinets by the window, so that the flat owner can sit by the window and enjoy the scenery. On the other hand, the living room of the unit itself is relatively narrow and has a greater sense of pressure, which affects the experience of viewing the scenery. To this end, the designer removed the original partition wall between the living room and the kitchen and changed it to a glass wall to divide the two sides. In this way, the light in the living room and the kitchen can communicate with each other, and the view of the living room is thus widened, and it feels more open and refreshing.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area:
577 square feet
Tags: Bird Hide/ House/ Japanese/ Wood
Production Technology: The structure of the Bird Hide is mainly made of wood. Based on this, the designer covered the walls and cabinets in the living room with veneer, and laid wood-grain tiles on the floor, matching the wooden blinds of the windows and the natural hill scenery outside the windows.
Design Challenge: The flat owner is a young couple, they all like the natural feel of Japanese style. Therefore, in addition to a large number of warm wood colors, the designer also arranged some solid wood furniture in the lobby, such as dining tables, dining chairs and storage shelves, etc., to add a natural atmosphere through the texture of wood. In addition, the female head of the household will make some hand-made ornaments from time to time. The long table in the master room is set for her, so that she has enough space to put the props for making ornaments. Moreover, there is a set of decorative cabinets beside the long table to display the works of the female householder, which makes the room more personal.
Research: Bird Hide is a shelter, often camouflaged, that is used to observe wildlife, especially birds, at close quarters. Our idea is to direct the internal view to the window espeically once entering the flat to enhnce the work-life balance and atmosphere at home. The architectural angle is driven by the view to the landscape outside. A typical bird hide resembles a garden shed, with small openings, shutters, or windows built into at least one side to enable observation
Inspiration: Inspired by the green and oily hill scenery outside the window, a lot of warm wood colors are used in the house, and a row of cabinets is specially made by the window in the living room, so that the owner can sit by the window more comfortably and enjoy the scenery, feeling like being in the same space as in a Bird Hide, it's leisurely and contented.
Project Duration: Construction took around 4-5 months in total.
Operation Flow: In addition to a large number of warm wood colors, the designer also configured some solid wood furniture in the lobby, such as dining tables, dining chairs and storage shelves, to add a natural atmosphere through the texture of wood. In addition, the female head of the household will make some hand-made ornaments from time to time. The long table in the master room is set for her, so that she has enough space to put the props for making ornaments. Moreover, there is a set of decorative cabinets beside the long table to display the works of the female householder, which makes the room more personal.
Patents: Copyrights to T.B.C. Studio
Team Members: Tommy Hui
Image Credits: Copyrights to T.B.C. Studio