For Better Life Bizitza Hobe Baterako Etxebizitza Barne Diseinua by Yi Jen Li

For Better Life Bizitza Hobe Baterako Etxebizitza Barne Diseinua by Yi Jen Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award in Barruko Espazioa eta Erakusketa Diseinua Competition Category.

BrontzeBarrualdea· 2021

For Better Life Bizitza Hobe Baterako Etxebizitza Barne Diseinua

by Yi Jen Li

Client: Moore Design

Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Barrualdea Category

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The Design

About For Better Life Bizitza Hobe Baterako Etxebizitza Barne Diseinua

Book Text: For Better Life Taiwango Taipei hirian erretiratutako bikote baten etxebizitzarako barne diseinua da. Plano irekiak oztoporik eta mailarik gabekoa da, adinekoentzat mugimendu segurua ahalbidetuz. Leiho handiek argi naturala eta inguruko berdegunea barneratzen dute. Urki kontratxapatua, zementu-adreiluak, zoru zurezkoak, inportatutako baldosak eta pinu-egurra jatorrizko forman erabili dira, prozesamendu minimoarekin. Biltegiratzea altxatutako gela japoniar estiloko batean kontzentratzen da, eta apalak, plataformak eta armairu irekiak gainerako gelei zerbitzu ematen diete. Altzari koloretsuek eta etxeko ehunek giro lasai eta bizia sortzen dute.

The Recognition

About the Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award

For Better Life Bizitza Hobe Baterako Etxebizitza Barne Diseinua Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, sormenak, asmamenak eta zorroztasunak bereizten dituzten diseinu bikainei ematen zaien aitorpen oso prestijiotsua. Brontze-mailako irabazleak trebetasunez beteriko eta nabarmenki sortzaileak diren artefaktuak dira, beren diseinatzaileen esperientzia zabala, irudimena eta ekimena egiaztatzen dutenak. For Better Life Bizitza Hobe Baterako Etxebizitza Barne Diseinua oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den objektua izatea espero da, nabarmenki profesionala eta berritzailea dena. Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren praktika onenak biltzen ditu eta xehetasunei ematen dien arretagatik bikaina da. For Better Life Bizitza Hobe Baterako Etxebizitza Barne Diseinua beharrak bikain asetzen dituen, desirak ukitzen dituen, sentimenduak xarmatzen dituen eta jakin-mina erakartzen duen lana da.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: In response to the excellent surrounding environment of this project, the open style space welcomes the Beitou most precious ecological greenery, forming a peaceful world for two people. In addition, from the moment of entering the space, the space is full of interesting elements such as round hooks, geometric display cabinets, pinewood pegboards, colorful furniture, and soft furnishings. Through visual extension and interaction, the connecting sceneries are in harmony and consists of modernity, enjoyment, and simplicity.
Dimensions & Packaging: The design team broke away from the conventional technique of hiding the beams. Instead, they were covered in wood to maximize their existence, shaping the drop ceiling common in Taiwanese homes. There are also new ideas about the decor. The custom-made restaurant light fixtures are inspired by snowflake building blocks children play with and act as exquisite modern lighting and make the overall space type more integrated and inclusive, with the clients childhood memories, the old taste of Taiwan, and a brand new future all present.
Tags: Senior house, simple, modern, childlike, retro
Production Technology: The design team followed the idea of simplifying and only used birch plywood, cement bricks, wooden flooring, imported tiles, and pinewood and presented them in their original forms with minimum processing, thereby reducing cumbersome construction and loss of surface materials while protecting the environment through the designing process.
Design Challenge: In order to create a simple and clear space, the facade of the whole space is presented in white, and the storage cabinets are mostly open. However, for the elderly, white is a cold and monotonous color, and the open cabinet also has doubts about being dirty. Through a long period of communicating with the client about design, the design team not only enriches the pure white space with some warmth but also provides more convenience and accessible space design.
Research: Broke away from the concept of conventional retirement homes and upheld the core value of "environment first, space second". With vibrant yet elegant colors, simple and clean material vocabulary, and creative designs rich in "Taiwanese flavors", created a leisurely and relaxing atmosphere in the vast and unpretentious space. In addition to the multi-functional Japanese-style room, the step-less design and the hollow, open storage function perfectly construct a convenient, barrier-free life.
Inspiration: The design team balances practical functionalities and the spiritual. A space rich in humanity was brought forth through open, semi-penetrated, and blank motifs. Natural light and greenery are invoked by maximizing windows so that the environment and people complement each other. To subvert the impression of elderly living space, the team utilized elegant, casual, and vivid colors and soft furnishings to introduce a younger visual experience and creative ideas, thereby giving the residents a vibrant, elegant, and wise "twilight aesthetics".
Project Duration: The project was completed in September 2019 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Taking the safety consideration of the elderly and convenience into account, the whole residence is open and barrier-free. All storage functions are concentrated in the elevated Japanese-styled room, while the other rooms are equipped with shelves, platforms, hollow cabinets, etc., creating simple yet complete practical functionalities. In order to interpret a new concept of retirement, the designers installed colorful furniture and soft decoration, exquisite, interesting creative designs for the couple.
Team Members: TIEN-WUN LI, YI-JEN LI
Image Credits: Moore Design