Jazz Interior Design by Yi-Lun Hsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.
BronzeInterior· 2024
Jazz Interior Design
by Yi-Lun Hsu
Client: Minature Interior Design Ltd.
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category
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About Jazz Interior Design
When jazz enters the interior, the diversity that combines ruggedness and delicacy showcases a individual personality. This project involves the living space of a single man and his cat. The entire room is centered around a gray-black color scheme, aiming to highlight the texture of exposed concrete, metal components, and glass. It is complemented by a reddish-brown wood grain, adding warmth to the cool tones. The team attempted to integrate the concept of Well Building Standard into the residence, incorporating design techniques such as air, water, light, thermal comfort, and materials.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Jazz 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. Jazz 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. Jazz Interior Design splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Interviews
Grand Interview
Your innovative integration of WELL Building Standards into Jazz Interior Design sets a new benchmark for healthy living spaces - could you elaborate on how this holistic approach influenced your design decisions, particularly in balancing wellness features with aesthetic elements?
Under the impact of extreme weather and the pandemic in recent years, we have sought to introduce the concept of a healthy lifestyle by integrating aesthetics and science to reflect the core values of our design. At the same time, our design team aims to echo the brand's original intention: "to enable a harmonious coexistence between space and nature."
The exposed concrete and metal components in Jazz Interior Design create a striking interplay with the reddish-brown wood grain - what inspired this specific material palette, and how does it reflect the personality of both the resident and his cat?
The homeowner prefers a light industrial style in black and gray tones. The design team aims to select raw materials as much as possible, incorporating elements like iron, aluminum, reeded glass, wood panels, OSB boards, and the raw look of exposed concrete. This approach minimizes excessive processing, preserving a calm and understated aesthetic.
Your creative solution for the cat pathway in Jazz Interior Design seamlessly integrates pet-friendly features with sophisticated design - could you share the thought process behind incorporating these elevated walkways while maintaining the space's minimalist aesthetic?
In previous design projects, we experimented with a "cat skywalk," and it seems the cats really enjoyed it. In this project, after installing the ERV system and concealed dehumidification equipment in the ceiling, there was still sufficient space. So, we incorporated the cat pathway in a recessed form. The design team also thoughtfully planned a variety of pathways for the cats, considering both horizontal and vertical movement options.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- When jazz comes indoors, the rough and delicate combination of improvisational diversity showcases strong individual characteristics.This case involves the living space of a single man and his cat. The entire room is centered around a gray-black color scheme, aiming to highlight the texture of exposed concrete, metal components, and glass. It is complemented by a reddish-brown wood grain, adding warmth to the cool tones.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- This space is 165 square meters.
- Tags
- Interior Design, Residence, WELL
- Production Technology
- 1. Air: Utilizing the ERV, concealed dehumidification equipment, and concealed air purifiers to introduce filtered air and maintain humidity.
2. Water: Installing a whole-house water purification system to filter contaminants from the water.
3. Light: Incorporating large windows to bring in natural light.
4. Thermal Comfort: Installing a radiant floor heating system.
5. Materials: Using low-formaldehyde panels and implementing formaldehyde treatment projects. - Design Challenge
- The changing room features reeded glass partitions, allowing natural light to filter through while achieving a visual screening effect. This design reduces the need for artificial lighting during the day. Inside the changing room, an aluminum column system is used in conjunction with layered shelves, effectively increasing storage capacity and providing greater flexibility of use.
- Research
- Along the central courtyard, an open desk area is arranged, and on the side, open bookshelves with slanted boards in different directions are designed, creating a stress-relieving atmosphere in the space.
- Inspiration
- Throughout the construction process, they coordinated and collaborated with the construction factory, maintaining our initial intentions until the interior decoration works. They also made an effort to introduce the concept of WELL Building Standard™ into the residence, integrating the following design techniques to ensure a healthy and comfortable living environment.
- Project Duration
- The project finished in November 2023 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- Walking into the elevator hall, the doors of the shoe cabinet are using Lumber core plywood with drilled holes, without additional covering or processing, highlighting the natural appearance of the interior materials.
The exposed and rugged ceiling in the dining and living room space showcases a wabi-sabi natural essence, preserving the building's original modest appearance and minimizing the impact of interior decoration on the environment.
Utilizing artistic and matte paints to highlight the delicate texture of the open space, coupled with lighting to create a natural calmness, and adorned with distinctive and strongly characterized furniture pieces, the interior exudes a unique and understated style. In the open area, staggered shelves integrate with a pet pathway, guiding cats into the elevated walkway in the sky. - Patents
- Copyrights belong to Minature Interior Design Ltd., 2023.
- Image Credits
- Chi-Shou Wang
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