After School Espacio residencial compartido by Tsung-Ju Lu and Lin Tsai-Wen

After School Espacio residencial compartido by Tsung-Ju Lu and Lin Tsai-Wen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Espacios Interiores y Exposiciones Competition Category.

PlataInterior· 2020

After School Espacio residencial compartido

by Tsung-Ju Lu and Lin Tsai-Wen

Client: Creative Group

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About After School Espacio residencial compartido

After School es un espacio interior compartido creado para niños durante las horas posteriores a la jornada escolar. La planta abierta carece de tabiques, lo que amplía la superficie disponible para las actividades. Un techo que evoca una casa del árbol aporta la atmósfera de un lugar secreto. Los grandes ventanales de muro cortina de vidrio introducen la vegetación exterior en el interior, y frente a ellos se sitúa una zona de lectura. Los cambios de nivel del suelo delimitan las distintas áreas y configuran una librería. Los materiales transparentes y reflectantes ayudan a evitar esquinas peligrosas. El espacio acoge talleres de cocina, cerámica, lectura de álbumes ilustrados y pintura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

After School Espacio residencial compartido ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que After School Espacio residencial compartido sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. After School Espacio residencial compartido es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Using the idea of sharing space to solve the issue of elementary students’ after school-caring. Utilizing the interesting and safe spaces (ex. treehouse-like ceiling, no-partition and open space, the large curtain glass windows bring the green from the outdoor, the bookcase created by different floor-level height, the reading zone in front of the windows, etc), also matching the various living experience course. The project offers an after-school space for kids enjoying and parents satisfying.
Dimensions & Packaging: System cabinet, ultra-wear-resistant wooden floor, artificial stone, wood jalousie, baizhou soil, magnetic iron plate
Tags: Share house ,Co-Working space
Production Technology: 1.The large curtain glass windows bring the green from the outdoor.
2.The treehouse-like ceiling adds the spatial atmosphere of the secret site.
3.The whole area is no-partition and the open space increase the activities area.
4.Applying lots of the high-transparent and reflective materials makes space be without the dangerous corners.
5.Utilizing the different floor-level height to define the place, distinguish the different programs and increase the delight.
Design Challenge: 1.Using the idea of sharing space to solve the issue of elementary students’ after school-caring.
2.Utilizing the interesting and safe spaces (ex. treehouse-like ceiling, no-partition and open space, the large curtain glass windows bring the green from the outdoor, the bookcase created by different floor-level height, the reading zone in front of the windows, etc), also matching the various living experience course. The project offers an after-school space for kids enjoying and parents satisfying.
3.More parents with different skills take part in this project and design these various courses. Unexpectedly, the parents share the living experience with each other by participating.
Research: Because of the parents’ working time and competitive kids’ school work, one-third of the students should go to cram school after school until 9 pm in Taiwan. The phenomenon leads to some problems with society and children growing. As a result, we propose the concept of the sharing space to create a place for children activities after school. The place is also used as office space for the parents and it could add more the parent-child time.
Different from the studying space in cram school, the course on the site would be held in turns by mothers who have various interests. They would let children study together, experience some artwork and share the living. We designed the cooking space, reading space, picture book space, gaming space, and pottery classroom. This project makes children could really experience and learn the knowledge different from the textbooks and it invite the parents with the same social background to manage this place as mutual caring parent-child space in this modern city living.
Inspiration: Inspired by the social issue of After school time caring for kids ,client is a couple having 2 kids studying in elementary school. They also have to face the problem placing their children after school yet caring their business , rather choosing among with numerous cram school, they decide to utilize an ideal space to create a new sharing space. They also invite several classmates and parents to participate in this project, expecting these interesting spaces present to an after-school secret site for kids enjoying and parents satisfying.
Project Duration: 2018-2019 , Taipei ,Taiwan
Operation Flow: The design concept utilizes sharing space to create a secret site for children. This project lets them enjoy and look forward to going to the site for learning, experiencing and sharing after school. In order to achieve this goal, we do this project in two parts. First, we organize the parents to design the numerous courses out of the range of the textbooks, such as cooking, pottery, picture book reading, painting, exercising. Second, we refer to these courses to mix into space. The interesting and safe are the main concept in spatial design.
Team Members: Tsung-Ju Lu ,Lin Tsai-Wen
Image Credits: Mooten Photography