Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2020

Hidden House

by Jian Zhang

A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Awarded April 15, 2020
CLIENT: Warmth Design Studio Jinan
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About Hidden House

Hidden is a residential interior design located in Taishan, China, completed in 2019. The house covers 450 square meters and is built beside the mountains. Local Taishan stone, lime plaster and thick stone walls form the structure, which blocks heat in summer and holds warmth in winter. Wooden ring beams support the ceiling and reduce the load on the stone walls. Large French windows bring natural views into the living space. The yard follows the height difference with two platforms, and sand and stones pave the lower path.

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Unique Properties: Built by the mountains, secluded within the mountains. This project blends regional style with modern techniques; the designer values the connection between space and nature, preserving the tradition of constructing building with local Taishan Stone to create a Hidden House featuring unique Northern temperament.
Dimensions & Packaging: The space is 450 square meters.
Tags: Interior Design, Space, Residential, Modern, Northern
Production Technology: The natural sceneries mutually blend with artificial landscapes. Two platforms and corresponding building were designed for the yard according to the height difference, where the higher place utilized local constructional approach and plastering characteristic to demonstrate regional uniqueness, while the lower place used sand and stones to pave the road surface, surrounding the landscapes with circles, offering the entire space with well-proportioned appearance.
Design Challenge: The less sunlight barely passing through the windows makes the indoor space darker. Therefore, for the living space, an environment connecting to nature has been created, where large French window guides natural sceneries indoor, with the application of natural elements filled with vitality. The wooden ring beams support the weight of ceiling, thus distributing the less weight on the stone walls.
Project Duration: The project finished in year 2019 in Taishan, China.
Operation Flow: The ancient stone walls are the representative architectural structures that are thick, stay warm in the winter, and keep cool in the summer. The less sunlight barely passing through the windows, however, keeps the indoor space darker. The wooden ring beams support the weight of ceiling, thus distributing the less weight on the stone walls.
Research: This project blends regional style with modern techniques; Built by the mountains, it is structured with lime plaster and stone wall, capable of blocking off the heat in summer while keeping the warmth during winter. A hot bath pool is set up in the tea room with a fireplace. The designer values and admires nature and combines nature, building and human residence into one, constructing building with local Taishan Stone to create a Hidden House featuring unique Northern temperament.
Inspiration: Admiring nature, learning from nature, the designer has combined nature, building and human residence into one, utilizing natural criteria within the limited spatial range to unify natural beauty with artificial beauty, thereby creating a spatial environment that exists harmoniously with the natural environment.