From O to X Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko o ka Keʻena Hana by Chi-Wei Pai

From O to X Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko o ka Keʻena Hana by Chi-Wei Pai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

HaoLoko Hale· 2022

From O to X Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko o ka Keʻena Hana

by Chi-Wei Pai

Client: Pai Shi Interior Design

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About From O to X Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko o ka Keʻena Hana

Mai O a i X he hoʻolālā ʻoihana keʻena hana i kūkulu ʻia no kahi ʻoihana lole i ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Taipei, Taiwan. Hoʻohana ke kikowaena 602 mika huinahā i kahi hoʻonohonoho hāmama me ka ʻole o nā paia hoʻokaʻawale kuʻuna, no laila hiki i ka mālamalama kūlohelohe a me ka ea ke hiki aku i kēlā me kēia kihi. Hōʻike nā kukui neona, nā mea metala, a me nā lako i koho pono ʻia i ka ʻano kaulana o ka waiwai, ʻo ia hoʻi ke ʻano kūlanakauhale, ke kaila lole alanui, a me ka maʻalahi hou. Hana nā paipu i ʻike ʻia ma ke kaupaku i ʻano ʻoihana i loko o nā kala ʻeleʻele a keʻokeʻo. Ua māhele ʻia ka hoʻonohonoho i kahi wahi hōʻike, kahi keʻena kiʻi paʻi, kahi lumi hālāwai, kahi wahi hoʻomaha, a me kahi hōʻikeʻike koʻikoʻi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā From O to X Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko o ka Keʻena Hana i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā From O to X Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko o ka Keʻena Hana he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā From O to X Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko o ka Keʻena Hana no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Urban aesthetics, street fashion, contemporary simplicity and modern atmosphere; with neon lights enlightens the industrial-styled office, the comfortable collaborative space not only becomes the best environment where works are done, but also somewhere one gets to push the limits, be creative and think outside the box.
Dimensions & Packaging: This project is 602 square meters.
Tags: Interior Design, Office, Cyberpunk, Modern, Street
Production Technology: The industrial environment with exposed pipes on the ceiling, added some chic vibe through use of metallic materials, contributing to a modern concise style of the working space. The layout is open-plan, spacious, airy, and bright with a great amount of natural lighting, dividing the whole space into display area, photo studio, meeting room, rest area and flagship exhibition.
Design Challenge: With different selected items and furniture, one can see the designer is trying to create different kinds of environment for different types of conversations. The space can appear relaxed, serious, private or open to everyone. In addition, with use of metal materials, the space can be adjusted with flexibility of the reusable and convertible elements, echoing with the brand's idea of constant progression.
Research: In addition to a rather open layout, neon lights, selective furniture and items, and metallic materials are the three main elements to interpret the brand image with more details. While inspiring everyone, the interior decoration sends a clear message of the brand's visual identity, catching customer's attention. With lighting straps applied in the area where the staffs' seats are fixed, the lighting is well distributed.
Inspiration: The brand's logo with an X over an O, symbolizes combination, breakthrough, and innovation based on the origin, the true self. The brand's main concept is to break the fashion stereotype and conventional images of how one should wear. Thus, the designer takes the idea of "original" into consideration, forming a minimalist environment with shades of black and white.
Project Duration: This project is finished in January 2022 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: According to different timing and needs, people can quickly transition between different environments, scenarios, and emotion, boosting diverse creativity to the working process. Without use of traditional workplace partitions, ventilation and lighting can travel well to every corner of the space.
Image Credits: Example: Image #1-5: Photographer Guan-Yu Hou, From O to X, 2022.