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Embrace Afterglow Residential Space by Cheng Han Wu - Interior Notions Co., Ltd.

Embrace Afterglow Residential Space by Cheng Han Wu - Interior Notions Co., Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.


IronInterior· 2023

Embrace Afterglow Residential Space

by Cheng Han Wu - Interior Notions Co., Ltd.

Client: Inotion

A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Embrace Afterglow Residential Space

"Immersed in time" is the core concept of the design, using natural lighting, ventilation and urban views from the upper floors to propose a suitable space design for 6 users to live together. Imagine that the outdoor space extends to the indoors, and the living room area is regarded as a viewing garden, which is connected to various living places through the corridor, so that different areas can meet and interact.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award

Embrace Afterglow Residential Space is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Embrace Afterglow Residential Space is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Embrace Afterglow Residential Space is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.

Interviews

Design Interview

What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

Sitting and lying on the spacious balcony, you can enjoy the view of the city and enjoy the magnificent scenery from dawn to sunset. I hope that users can feel the comfort and nature of flowing light and airflow in various places of life. This becomes the main principle, concept and source of inspiration of our design, connecting each space into a colorful life The stage is integrated with life.

What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

We hope to connect each private space into a life theater through design, making life in it like a wonderful performance on the stage. At the same time, by creating a simple aesthetic feeling of blank space and extension, we make every corner full of memory and a sense of ritual, making every bit of daily life meaningful. In this space, even breathing becomes easy and pleasant, which is very suitable for enjoying a peaceful and fulfilling life after retirement.

What are your future plans for this award winning design?

We are committed to extending this design concept and enhancing research on user experience. Driven by the development of future technology, we will be able to help users use living space more efficiently and adapt to changing lifestyles. We will continue to pay attention to technological trends and explore innovative solutions to provide a design experience that keeps pace with the times. We believe that through continuous research and pursuit of excellence, we can create a smarter, more convenient and more comfortable living space for users.

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Grand Interview

Your innovative approach to natural lighting and ventilation in Embrace Afterglow Residential Space has earned recognition at the A' Design Award - could you elaborate on how the curved wall mechanism enhances both the environmental performance and the visual experience of the space?

The curved walls arranged in an array are not only the medium that defines the transition from the public domain to the private domain,Reasonable arrangement of its staggered seams can not only increase visual penetration but also help soften the boundary of the space. It not only creates the user's spatial experience, but also allows this visual fluidity to achieve the best effect and enhance the visual experience of the space.Another benefit is that it allows air and light to travel to another space. Good natural lighting and ventilation are crucial to improving the comfort of the indoor environment. This design also enhances the environmental performance of the space.

The concept of "immersed in time" is central to Embrace Afterglow Residential Space - how did this philosophy influence your decisions regarding the spatial flow and the connection between indoor and outdoor environments?

As a retirement residence, time is undoubtedly the most valuable asset. How to immerse yourself in time and enjoy it is an important core of this case. After fully assessing the living habits of the users, we learned that the public domain is the space where they communicate with each other and stay the longest. We rationally arranged each space with this concept, and then used staggered curved walls to create spaces that did not directly isolate the space. Under such circumstances, these areas can be deftly defined while maintaining the openness of the space. It can also seamlessly connect the public areas with the external environment, extending the continuity between indoors and outdoors, allowing users to enjoy more in their leisurely retirement life. communication and interaction.

In designing Embrace Afterglow Residential Space for six users to live together harmoniously, what inspired your unique arrangement of pairing bedrooms into units with shared amenities, and how does this configuration promote both privacy and community?

To balance retirement life for users, they want to maintain a reasonable distance between people and at the same time be able to communicate with others easily. The core of this design is to optimize the use of public spaces and reduce the space of individual bedrooms, with the aim of allowing frequently used public areas to fully utilize their functions and characteristics. Therefore, the 6 bedrooms were divided into 3 areas in the design, and the wardrobes of each 2 bedrooms were combined into a shared facility for the 2 bedrooms. This not only enhanced the connection between the private spaces, but also became a link between the public space and the bedrooms. the transition zone between. This arrangement allows residents to enjoy a certain degree of privacy while also having easy access to public areas. . This planning concept also allowed the six users to agree with this unique arrangement.

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Through thoughtful arrangements for massing, openings and internal circulation, the need for environmental conditioning will be minimised, which ensures that spaces benefit from ample sunlight, natural ventilation and passive cooling. Imagine that the outdoor space extends to the indoors, and the living room area is regarded as a viewing garden, which is connected to various living places through the corridor, so that different areas can meet and interact.
Dimensions & Packaging
Area : 245 meter square
This project is a residence with wonderful lighting and ventilation from all sides. It is a single-story and one-family building located on a high-rise building. There are six independent bedrooms; every two bedrooms are designed as a unit, and each unit share the same dressing area and restroom. The core of the site is a large-capacity living room and home table area that is open all day, suitable for gatherings and celebrations. There are different levels of extended white marble sofas, blurring the boundaries between living space and the urban landscape, while allowing spectacular views and refreshing airflow.
Tags
Healthy lives, back to nature, barrier-free connection, Concision, simplicity, elegance
Production Technology
Through thoughtful arrangements for massing, openings and internal circulation, the need for environmental conditioning will be minimised, which ensures that spaces benefit from ample sunlight, natural ventilation and passive cooling.
Design Challenge
The clean and elegant subtractive space has a feeling of snuggling up in simplicity and nature, glimpses of activity in the public and private areas through the gap between the virtual and the real, and the tone maintains the overall unity.
Research
The curved wall mechanism maintains decent light, natural ventilation, which brings in significant benefits. In addition to reducing the impact of visual barriers, it also creates opportunities for connecting public spaces, enhances communications and conveniences, constructs a comfortable free area, and producing a quiet and comfortable atmosphere.
Inspiration
The flowing light and air shuttle through the spaces of everyday life, connecting the life theater of every space. By flowing through the curved wall, it creates blank spaces and extends concision and aesthetic, which brings in abundant memorial moments in daily life and spices it with a sense of ritual. Even breathing is refreshing, making this place suitable for roaming the post-retirement life in peace.enjoying the scenery from sunrise to sunset during the day.
Project Duration
The project started in September 2021 in Taichung and finished in April 2022 in Taichung
Operation Flow
Sitting in open balcony, overlooking the city, and enjoying the scenery from sunrise to sunset during the day.
Team Members
Designer:Cheng Han Wu
Image Credits
Image #1: Creator INOTION 2022
Image #2: Creator INOTION 2022
Image #3: Creator INOTION 2022
Image #4: Creator INOTION 2022
Image #5: Creator INOTION 2022
Video Credits: space photography.Creator INOTION 2022

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