Spiritual Bay Residential by Kris Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.

BronzeInterior· 2024

Spiritual Bay Residential

by Kris Lin

Client: Kris Lin International Design

Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Spiritual Bay Residential

Spiritual Bay is an interior design for a first-line sea view villa in Qingdao, China. The villa has three floors above ground and two below. The plan includes an open living area, a study, sea view bedrooms, a home theatre and a tea room. Large floor-to-ceiling windows with narrow aluminium frames and ultra-clear glass present the seascape like a framed painting. The windows can be opened to link the indoor and outdoor spaces. The minimalist treatment keeps the interior simple and increases the use of natural light.

The Recognition

About the Bronze A' Design Award

Spiritual Bay Residential 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. Spiritual Bay Residential 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. Spiritual Bay Residential splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

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Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: 1.Advantage: Prime Ocean View
The project is a rare first-line sea view villa model home in Qingdao West Coast, China's ninth largest new district. Since China has ceased the development of first-line sea view residential land, the scarcity of the project is even more pronounced.

2.Functionality:
This villa has three floors above and two below, offering an open-plan living area, study, large ocean-view bedrooms, a home theater, tea room, and more.
Dimensions & Packaging: Minimalist Doors and Windows
For the building's facade renovation, narrow-framed, seamless, and sleek aluminum frames paired with large-sized ultra-clear glass were chosen for minimalist doors and windows. This design reduces the bulky appearance of traditional glass windows and presents the seascape as a painting through the "framed view" approach.
Tags: Oceanfront villa, model villa room , real estate , natural landscape view advantage
Production Technology: 1.Lighting:
By studying regional illumination, large floor-to-ceiling windows and an open layout were designed to maximize enjoyment of natural light while reducing the use of artificial lighting, promoting energy efficiency and environmental friendliness.

2.Framed View:
Emphasizing the natural advantage of prime ocean views, panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows transform the seascape into a "flowing natural painting," seamlessly blending natural beauty with modern living.
Design Challenge: 1.Challenge: How to Bring Prime Ocean Views Indoors
Through open design and large floor-to-ceiling windows, a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor spaces is achieved, enhancing natural light and visual experience. Indoor furniture layout also considers lighting to optimize views.

2.Spatial Requirements:
A flexible layout positions furniture for the best sea views, with a study, home theater, tea room, and more, catering to varied entertainment and relaxation needs.
Research: 1.Purpose: Incorporating Prime Ocean Views
Leveraging geographic advantage, precise analysis allows for the integration of natural seascapes with interior spaces, offering an intuitive and natural visual experience.

2.Method: "Framed View"
Employs minimalist framing for doors and windows, showcasing seascapes like artwork.

3.Effect: A Natural Living Example
Promotes sustainable living by using natural light through large windows, appealing to eco-conscious customers.
Inspiration: Concept:
1.Framed View:
Leveraging the unique prime oceanfront perspective of the project, the "framed view" concept presents natural seascapes as if they were paintings, turning the ocean view into artwork within a frame. Floor-to-ceiling windows provide natural light and sea views, enabling indoor enjoyment of the landscape.
2.Minimalist Design:
Utilizes modern minimalism to highlight the seascape, reducing clutter and centering on ocean views for a natural connection.
Project Duration: The project began its design phase in Shanghai, China, in October 2022 and was completed in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, in June 2023.
Operation Flow: This case features a standalone villa located on scarce prime oceanfront property. Employing the "framed view" design approach, it brings natural seascapes into the home. Large glass windows serve as paintings, allowing residents to directly enjoy the outside seascape. Additionally, these windows can be opened, seamlessly connecting indoor and outdoor spaces, as if living within natural art.
Patents: Kris Lin International Design
Image Credits: Image #1—#5: Photographer Cheng Ming