House of Art Áit Chónaithe by I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen

House of Art Áit Chónaithe by I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Interiúir Competition Category.

Cré-umhaInteriúr· 2020

House of Art Áit Chónaithe

by I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen

Client: Merge Interiors

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Interiúr Category

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The Design

About House of Art Áit Chónaithe

Ceann de na dúshláin a bhaineann le dearthóir is ea an saothar ealaíne a chomhleá isteach sa bhaile de réir rogha an chliaint. Caithfidh an dearthóir an oiriúnacht idir saothar ealaíne agus spás a mheas, ag baint úsáide as bearta dearaidh nua-aimseartha simplí, an saothar ealaíne go léir a chur isteach i spás, ligean don chliant a scíth a ligean sa bhaile cé go bhfuil sé nó sí sa chathair.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh House of Art Áit Chónaithe Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh House of Art Áit Chónaithe ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh House of Art Áit Chónaithe riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This is a home of a success entrepreneur, which located beside the Presidential Building. The house has excellent view, and wide pattern. Therefore, designer act in concert with preference of art of the client, change a simple home into a brilliant presence. Other than that, the client has a big demand on hospitality, combination of art and life let the space emitted the atmosphere of boutique hotels, the beauty of art and space complement each other.
Dimensions & Packaging: The public area is in opened space design, so that the client and guests can move freely. The Saint Laurent Black Gold marble television wall is in Nakajima loop linear, the other side is wooden grille wall, together with the concave display cabinet. Considering the movement linear, the piano area placed on the diagonal of tea area, there are some couches on that area , so that people can enjoy the view of space.
Tags: Steel thing, Sculpture, Artwork, Paintings, Chinese tea ceremony, Tea area, Piano room
Production Technology: The division of space is by floor. First floor is the public area for hospitality, which also includes dining room, living room, tea area, and piano room. The tea area is beside the living room, continuing the spirit of Chinese serve customers with tea. An elevated U shape couch, together with tatami and wooden tea table, designer also reserve a hot water configuration port for convenience. This space with excellent view is a good place for gathering.
Design Challenge: The artworks brings in humanity into the space, designer has to consider the details at the same time especially the height, this is because the artwork itself is real and expensive, and can only to place in after the construction complete. The sculpture Majesty of Li Kuang Yu beside the television wall of the public area needs a base. Therefore, designer reserve a square space and movable ceiling, the ceiling was squat after placing the artwork sculpture.
Research: The first floor is the public area for guest visiting, while the second floor is the private area. Designer uses lightweight wooden floor to keep the concealment of private area. LED light strip along the stairs keep the space safe and charm. The art galleries in second floor make use of transparent glass handrail, maintaining visual experience of the viewer and space transparency. There are hidden door in the wall of second floor, a suitable painting represents the room client is hang on each of the door is meaningful.
Inspiration: The deploy of artwork have to consider the movement pattern, at the same time properly allocate every unique location of artwork. The steel artwork on entrance is the idea of woman dweller, which creates an idea of peach blossom forest corridor. This inspiration came from the surname of the client, Lim which means forest in Chinese, designer makes use of the light shadow to create the layer of space, let people feel relax although they are in city.
Project Duration: The project finished in February, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan
Operation Flow: In order to avoid the pressure beam, designer placed a beveled ceiling on top of the tea area. There are a lot of mug in the cabinet of dining room, echoing the porcelain cup business which operated by the client. A round kitchen table is to represent the round cup mouth, at the same time highlight the Chinese traditional reunion concept. A mobile hidden table is in the kitchen, the women client can use it to entertain her friends.
Team Members: I Ju Chan
Hsuan Yi Chen
Image Credits: Jackal Liu, 2019