Bon-Appetit Photography Estudi de Fotografia by Ming-Hong Tsai

Bon-Appetit Photography Estudi de Fotografia by Ming-Hong Tsai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.

BronzeInterior· 2020

Bon-Appetit Photography Estudi de Fotografia

by Ming-Hong Tsai

Client: Han Yue Interior Design Co.,Ltd

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Bon-Appetit Photography Estudi de Fotografia

Bon-Appetit Photography és un estudi de fotografia situat en un edifici de tres plantes de 1982 a la ciutat de Hsinchu, Taiwan. Com que la llum és essencial per a la fotografia, la façana es va reconstruir amb blocs de vidre per convidar la llum natural cap a l'interior estret. A l'interior, els blocs buits de ciment contrasten amb els blocs de vidre, unint materials antics i nous. El paviment de marbre existent i les finestres plegables amb marc de fusta es van conservar, mentre que les parets i els sostres es van renovar amb terratzo i taulers de partícules. A la nit, l'interior il·luminat comparteix la llum amb els vianants a través de la paret de blocs de vidre.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Bon-Appetit Photography Estudi de Fotografia és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Bon-Appetit Photography Estudi de Fotografia sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Bon-Appetit Photography Estudi de Fotografia satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This building was built in 1982, located in the hill area at Hsinchu city. Entering indoors, the cement hollow-brick wall attracts attention, creating a contrast with glass-brick facade. Both bricks (concrete and glass) imply a synthesis of old days and new era, and allow light transmitting freely spread out. Moreover, upstairs, balcony fences and front doors were restored in woods. The ceiling comprises curve and linear details, creating clean and inviting layers.
Dimensions & Packaging: Started from October 2018 and finished in February 2019.
Built area 165 square meter.
Tags: glass, cement, transparency, photography studio, colonial styles
Production Technology: To reminisce about historical colonial styles, we preserved existing flooring and windows as much as possible. The mixed-color marble flooring was kept intact, and the wood-framed fold-up windows were preserved. Meanwhile, walls and ceilings were refurbished with old, hand-feel, materials: terrazzo and particle boards...etc.
Design Challenge: How to build a new glass brick wall integrating with old building structure is a key study for this project.
Research: The interior is a long narrow site plan, causing poor daylight during day time. As a solution, we partially demolished interior partition wall, and rebuild the facade with glass bricks.
Inspiration: The alteration of light is a key factor for photo-shooting; thus, we supposed photography studio to coexist with natural daylight as much as possible. Inspired from membrane properties of semi-transparency, the facade was rebuilt with glass bricks. Glass transparency undermines both sloping ground-line and visual heftiness, and the building becomes a semi-clear carrier.
Project Duration: Hsinchu city, Taiwan
Operation Flow: In this three-story building: the first floor is arranged for public area and photographer ’s office, and there are balcony and private bedrooms at the second floor, and then the photography studio with pop-up color-screen is located at the third floor.
In day time, the frost-finished glass wall provides light-filled ambiance and great privacy. In dawn, because of the properties of glass bricks, while interior lighting were lit up, the neighbor and passers-by can sit on the bench and share illumination via exterior side of glass brick wall, creating a connection between community and people.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Han-Yue Interior Design
Team Members: Ming-Hong Tsai
Image Credits: Yi-Hsien Lee and Associates YHLAA Photography