Iron Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2022
Colors and the Origin Gym
- A' Design Award 2022 Iron Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: TOTEM Interior Design
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 27,414
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About Colors and the Origin Gym
Taking Z Power, the steel-structured logo at the counter as the core value of the design, the space embodies the coexistence of power, gentleness, and aesthetics. The designer applies colors expressing happiness, hope, power and stability onto basic elements symbolizing simplicity and origin. The positive energy created at the gym offers users experiences of purity, beauty and confidence. The main concept of the tone is borrowed from Pantone 2021 Colors of the Year, which is the combination of Ultimate Gray and Illuminating Yellow.
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- Unique Properties
- Taking Z Power, the steel-structured logo at the counter as the core value of the design, the space embodies the coexistence of power, gentleness, and aesthetics. The designer applies colors expressing happiness, hope, power and stability onto basic elements symbolizing simplicity and origin. The positive energy created at the gym offers users experiences of purity, beauty and confidence.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project is 99 square meter.
- Tags
- Interior, Gym, Colorful, Pantone, Deconstruction
- Production Technology
- The designer applies techniques of deconstruction and the idea of less is more, to balance the use of vibrant colors. The steel structured bars installed on the gate are kept as they look like originally; without use of cement and monolithic ornament, the bare brick walls are shown; the architectural concrete sets up a wall of simplicity, while the wires and beams are exposed without extra veneers covered on the ceiling.
- Design Challenge
- The designer combines simple yet effective color blocks and geometric shapes with naturally bold texture. Vivid design languages therefore contribute to users' vigorous energy. The natural elements symbolizing "the origin" are set as the starting point of the gym. While the vibrant color tone is an extension to subconsciously motivate someone's mind, the design languages are effective to promote the concept of energetic workout and well-being.
- Project Duration
- This project finished in July 2021 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- Once entering the space, brick walls and the taboo-breaking "period red" form as an opening page welcoming customers on the left side. The red of "vitality and adventure" coordinates with the grass green of "life, health, and nature." The arrangement of the bare brick walls, which are commonly hidden under the surface, emphasizes the concept of simplicity, essence and the origin.
- Research
- While the pandemic rages all over the world, the design can express and send out messages of unshakable power, hope and happiness, through language of colors and geometry. Misfortune and disaster will come to an end one day, when a greater future is waiting for us somewhere.
- Inspiration
- The main concept of the tone is borrowed from PANTONE 2021 Colors of the Year: the combination of Ultimate Gray and Illuminating Yellow, symbolizing solid and dependable quality from the well-thought-out feelings, and power of hope that is bright and warm.
- Image Credits
- Image #1-5: Photographer Chi-Shou Wang, Colors and the Origin, 2021.
Colors of Colors and the Origin Gym
Grand Interview about Colors and the Origin Gym
In international color theory, the combination of yellow and gray represents "stability with hope." "Menstrual color" is considered a natural, normal physiological phenomenon, where yellow symbolizes vitality and hope, while gray represents stability and tranquility.After the outbreak of the pandemic, the use of color energy allowed people to look forward to overcoming grief, taking firm steps, and embracing hope and anticipation.
From an Eastern perspective: the Buddha's "original face" and Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" philosophical concepts—returning to the essential elements of matter as they should be (exposed brick walls and visible wires)—combined with the Western Pantone 2021 Color of the Year, the bold color combinations make it vibrant and full of life—and this is the foundation of fitness activities.
Through the combination of vibrant elements, colors, and powerful diagonal lines, a lively and energetic atmosphere is created, naturally generating a "people-oriented" approach that directly corresponds to efficiency, thereby strengthening the body and mind, transmitting positive energy, and accumulating hope and happiness for the future.
"Z Power," structured with steel, much like the human body's skeletal structure, embodies a sense of "power."The international color palette, combined with the overall design, imbues the work with a design soul, igniting a flame of life. In the current context of the pandemic, the work also carries a sense of mission and hope for our times.
During the pandemic, reducing large-scale contact and lowering the chance of infection – adopting niche fitness methods.Through the energy of color and geometric proportions, people can improve their health through physical exercise and immunity by interacting in the community.
Red represents passion and vitality, while green represents natural health, just like the health and vitality displayed by nature. It also originates from Lao Tzu's "Tao follows nature," allowing life to run freely in nature.
The selection of all materials followed the theme of "preserving the original appearance and simplifying complexity." Therefore, H-beams were used in the building to retain the factory's production process numbers, exposed brick walls and electrical wires are clearly visible, and large areas of paint use Pantone's International Color of the Year - a meaningful color scheme, integrated into the overall design.
Space is a medium, and the "people" who move in this space are the focus.How to use line structural force, color psychology, equipment and facilities to provide field users with reasonable achievement of their expectations is the ultimate goal.
The simple yet bold use of color, along with the perfect proportions of the lines, creates meaningful geometric shapes. Through lines and different color psychology, it generates resonant energy that inspires every fitness user.
The discussion began with an exploration of the essence of health goals, which led to the selection of specific element combinations. This, in turn, created a resonant energy halo effect in the design field, naturally inspiring fitness enthusiasts to exercise and achieve better health through physical activity.