Serenity Bolighus by Ko-Wei Liao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Bronze in Indretning og Udstillingsdesign Competition Category.

BronzeIndretning· 2020

Serenity Bolighus

by Ko-Wei Liao

Client: Legend Design Co. Ltd.

A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Indretning Category

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The Design

About Serenity Bolighus

Hjemmet skal være et fristed og give folk mulighed for at flygte fra den travle livsstil. 'Serenity' designer for at skabe et sted med ro og hjælper med at genoplade fra dagen. Projektet er renoveret fra et 30 år gammelt hus til et moderne design, udnyttet sin udsigt over bjergsiden og udnytter det varme element i skoven til at skabe et ideelt opholdsmiljø, der er velegnet til familie og børns hverdagsbrug. Designet har maksimeret det naturlige sollys og overveje alle mulige udsigter til haven for at forbinde naturen med opholdsrum.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronze

Serenity Bolighus er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Serenity Bolighus forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Serenity Bolighus tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project is located by mountainside with few miles away from the most developed area of Taipei city. It is refurbished from a 30 years old house into a modern design. The idea is to have a cozy home as peaceful getaway from the busy lifestyle. The project uses the warm element in woods and the green nature of garden to create an ideal living environment suitable for family and kids everyday uses.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project is 313.5sqm2, its 3 storeys house.
Tags: Teak, interior design, Taipei City, residential.
Production Technology: Teak is commonly used in Taiwan for making furnitures, due to its natural oil makes timber termite and pest resistance and its humidity endurance which makes it suitable for this project’s mountainside location. The idea is to combine the rich luster of teak into the modern housing design, and its natural characteristics brings out the warm element that owner wishes to create.
Design Challenge: Being environmental friendly, we tried to minimize electricity consumption by utilizing natural sunlight to enhance indoor brightness during the day. However, considering the close distance with neighborhood, we have re-design all the windows position considering possible lighting and privacy issues.
Research: We adopt natural materials such wood, marble in warm tone and grey tiles resembling stones to connect with outdoor nature and create the warm serenity environment.
Inspiration: The owner is a young couple who wishes to create a quiet and natural environment in this busy city for children to grow up. The idea of connecting open kitchen, dining and living room into one designing space so the family members can be closely bonded in their day to day activities. There is also a second living room designed for children use which belongs to their private space.
Project Duration: The project was completed in 2019. Taipei City.
Operation Flow: The project was originally a 30 years old housing with small windows and insufficient sunlight. With new design, we have leveraged the mountainside garden view in the backyard and city view in the front yard by designing bigger windows in every space to enhance natural sunlight and connecting nature with living spaces.
Team Members: Ko-Wei Liao
Image Credits: Photography: Weimax Studio