Marbled Infinity Hale Hoʻokipa Kikowaena Kūʻai by Fu Mei Chiu

Marbled Infinity Hale Hoʻokipa Kikowaena Kūʻai by Fu Mei Chiu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2021

Marbled Infinity Hale Hoʻokipa Kikowaena Kūʻai

by Fu Mei Chiu

Client: Reason Design

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Marbled Infinity Hale Hoʻokipa Kikowaena Kūʻai

He wahi hoʻokipa ʻo Marbled Infinity e lawelawe ana i ka lolobi a me ke kikowaena kūʻai o ke keʻena nui o hoʻokahi hui hana hale ma Taichung, Taiwan. Uhi ka loko o ka hale i 248 mika huinahā. Hana ʻia kahi pākaukau mai kekahi ʻāpana marble keʻokeʻo Carrara i lawe ʻia mai nā ʻāina ʻē, a lilo ia i kikowaena nānā. Ma muli o kona kaumaha nui, ua hoʻonoho mua ʻia ka pākaukau marble ma mua o ka hoʻonoho ʻia ʻana o ka papahele, a hahai ke kālepa papahele i kona kaʻe a hohola aku i waho. He noho lōʻihi ʻeleʻele me ke ʻano piko e hōʻike ʻokoʻa ana me ka marble keʻokeʻo. Wehe kekahi ʻaoʻao aniani i ka loko mālie o ka hale i ka poʻe hele wāwae e māʻalo ana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Marbled Infinity Hale Hoʻokipa Kikowaena Kūʻai i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Marbled Infinity Hale Hoʻokipa Kikowaena Kūʻai he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Marbled Infinity Hale Hoʻokipa Kikowaena Kūʻai i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Subtly underlining the visual focus, the unembellished white marble counter is completely integrated into the scenery. Like a glacier covered with silver and white snow, the marble counter resides with a silent tolerance. Moreover, there is a black bench with an elegant curvature, forming a perfect visual triangle with the marble counter. The juxtaposition of black and white and the contrast of light and dark inspire a unique visual appeal.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project Dimensions: 248 Square Meters.
Materials: Thin slab tiles, Natural stone (Carrara white marble), Metallic Laminate, Titanium plated metal
Tags: Marble, white marble counter, diamond-patterned steel structure, reception center, sales center, boundless, boundless
Production Technology: The counter marble was imported in one piece. Due to its weight, contractors positioned it before flooring construction. The floor material is laid along the edge of the counter and is spread outward to blend in with the landscape. The stability of the marble forms a natural scenery in the space.
Design Challenge: Due to the weight of the whole size counter marble, contractors positioned it before flooring construction. The floor material is laid along the edge of the counter to spread outward to blend in with the landscape. The presence of the marble forms a natural scenery in the space. A stainless-steel mirror covers the surface of the pedestal, rotating when the night falls, along with the building models sitting on it.
Research: This project is a lobby for a construction company headquarters and a reception of the Sales Center. When passing by, pedestrians can easily feel the unique beauty of tranquility through the glass. The glass facade stretches the boundless view, creating visual surprises through the bidirectional perspective. A minimalism emerges from the pure arrangement contrasting with the darkness of the black door frame and the black, diamond-patterned steel structure of the window.
Inspiration: The designer explores the essence of this design project, responds to the environmental characters of the site, emphasizes the integrity of structure and form, and aesthetics, and pursues the texture of materials and decorations. Breaking the spatial boundary, the horizon permeates the tranquility in all directions. As if walking into a silver-white snowfield, a new realm of time and space is introduced. The consistent marble design boasts an invisible boundary that broadens the visual space with boundless possibilities.
Project Duration: The project finished in June 2019 in Taichung, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The focus of this design is to achieve a consistency of space and to maximize the value of contextual art. An extended perception is achieved by the essence of space.
Patents: Copyrights belong to FU MEI CHIU, 2019.
Team Members: Fu Mei Fiona Chiu
Image Credits: 1. Image #1: Photographer, Ar Her Kuo, 2019.
2. Image #2: Photographer, Ar Her Kuo, 2019.
3. Image #3: Photographer, Ar Her Kuo, 2019.
4. Image #4: Photographer, Ar Her Kuo, 2019.
5. Image #5: Photographer, Ar Her Kuo, 2019.
Video Credit: Ar Her Kuo, 2019.
Video Credits: Photographer, Ar Her Kuo, 2019.