Silence Mirror Residence by Shibui Design Atelier is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.
BronzeInterior· 2025
Silence Mirror Residence
Client: Shibui design atelier
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category
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About Silence Mirror Residence
Silence Mirror is the interior design of a renovated apartment in Taiwan. The home measures 112.3 square meters and is located in a fifty-year-old building. Straight lines and simple blocks express the calm of Zen aesthetics. Mineral paint covers large wall areas and shows a mottled natural texture under light. Large tiles reduce visible lines, and travertine adds a delicate surface. Extra partitions were removed to widen circulation and enlarge the social area. Storage is concentrated in core zones to reduce cabinetry and keep the rooms orderly.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Silence Mirror Residence 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. Silence Mirror Residence 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. Silence Mirror Residence splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
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Japanese Zen Interior Design Services
We transform living spaces through the art of wabi-sabi aesthetics and subtractive design. Our approach balances functionality with tranquility, using natural materials and minimalist principles to create harmonious interiors that reflect your essence. Award-winning expertise in residential and commercial spaces.
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- Unique Properties
- Straight lines and simple blocks with natural materials interpret the calmness and aesthetics of Zen, giving modern spaces a unique sense of tranquility and harmony. In terms of storage and circulation planning, the designers minimized the necessary walking distance, making each step natural and smooth. Storages are concentrated in core areas to minimize cabinetry. This maximizes storage functionality while allowing the occupants to be minimized from the inner self to the home.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The site is 112.3 square meters of 50-year-old apartment including a balcony, with 2 plus 1 rooms, a living room, a dining room, and 2 bathrooms. The original 3-room layout made the circulation narrow. Considering the space serves only two people, the designers removed the extra compartments and rearranged the layout to expand the social area and pet activity space. They removed walls in the kitchen and two rooms and replaced the study room door with a sliding glass door to increase flexibility. The toilet is also enlarged, and storage is added.
- Tags
- Zen aesthetics, natural materials, clean lines, minimalist design, fluidity, old apartment.
- Production Technology
- Materials: mineral paint, travertine, tiles, wood veneer, eco-friendly latex paint, etc. The project is characterized by straight lines and flat shapes. To add more layers between the blocks, the designers chose to cover large areas of the walls with paint. The mottled natural texture of the mineral paint creates a variety of layers when exposed to light. Large-size tiles minimize the lines in the space. Finally, the undecorated travertine gives the space a delicate texture under the simple material composition.
- Design Challenge
- The designers were faced with material, structural, and detailing challenges. All three require precise calculations and in-depth understanding. The first step was to upgrade the electrical plumbing system to address the limitations and pitfalls of the old building. Then, according to the design concept, the core of the project was to balance functionality and aesthetics through reduction. The designers worked through trial and error to achieve the perfect result. Each section was carefully planned to ensure that the result was aesthetically pleasing and functional.
- Research
- The designers used simple lines and natural materials to create an impression of Japanese Zen aesthetics. Reducing unnecessary decorations creates a quiet space for minimalist lovers. The design emphasizes the sense of layer and smoothness. The designers utilized straight lines and blocks to reveal the natural look of the materials and combine them with a variety of textures to interpret the calmness and inner beauty of Zen. In addition, the optimized storage and circulation design enhances the efficiency of the space and realizes the minimalism from the heart to the living space.
- Inspiration
- The project is a renovation of an old apartment. The owner has been living abroad for a long time and expects the home to have no complicated design and leave a natural and comfortable attitude to life. With this in mind, the designers used simple lines and natural materials to create an impression of Japanese Zen aesthetics. Reducing unnecessary decorations creates a quiet space for minimalist lovers. The layout optimizes storage and circulation efficiency, utilizing every inch of space while maximizing space efficiency. Natural textured materials embody the aesthetics of Zen inner peace.
- Project Duration
- The project finished in December 2023 in Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- Owners are extremely satisfied with their new living space and especially appreciate the storage solutions and the sliding door. The overall design is aesthetically pleasing and functional, and the integration of storage space makes the interior tidy and harmonious. Family members feel the positive impact of the remodel and enjoy the comfort and functionality. Optimized storage keeps the home clean and orderly by concentrating items in a few core locations, making it easy to find and organize items.
- Team Members
- Yu-Hsuan Wei, Chun-Yu Fu, Nai-Hsun Lin
- Image Credits
- Shibui design atelier
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