Shiyi Consilium Interius Officii by Yannan Zhang and Xiahong Yan

Shiyi Consilium Interius Officii by Yannan Zhang and Xiahong Yan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

ArgentumInterior· 2022

Shiyi Consilium Interius Officii

by Yannan Zhang and Xiahong Yan

Client: Shiyi Design

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Shiyi Consilium Interius Officii

Shiyi est consilium interius officii pro studio artis fingendi in urbe Wenzhou, in Sinis, creatum. Prima descriptio simplicior facta est, et interpositae moles spatium designant contrastumque parietibus addunt. Lapis, lignum et metallum colores simplices texturasque primitivas praebent. Interior pars quinque metra et triginta octo centesimas alta est, quare moles in duas contignationes divisa est. Scala in Y-formam ducta, duabus viis separatis, trabem iam exsistentem vitat et ad duas diversas regiones ducit. Cenaculum theae in secunda contignatione suspensum ferreo tabulato lacunari affixo sustinetur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Shiyi Consilium Interius Officii victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Shiyi Consilium Interius Officii opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Shiyi Consilium Interius Officii creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: There are countless design possibilities around us. Reducing the complexity of the original layout, this project uses interspersed blocks to contour the outline of the office, which is then layered to highlight the contrast and variability of the wall. The simple color and primitive textures, formed from the stone, wood, and metal, strike a balance between openness and rigidity.
Dimensions & Packaging: As the height of the space designed is 5.38 meters, the designer divides it into two floors under the circumstance that building up a structure is allowed. During design execution, treatment of the height should be handled very precisely, to both guarantee comfort downstairs and satisfy functional height requirements for the second floor. The foyer starts with two suspending stones, on the back of which, two steel frames are established from bottom to ceiling as support.
Tags: Poetic, Harmony, Nature, Diversity, pure
Production Technology: Design is without restrictions. The interlaced and contrasting geometric surfaces and lines in the space strikes an aesthetically balanced proportion between rounded edges and straight lines. The single chair that decorated the monotonous space brings the vitality of nature into the room, while modern materials reflect the surrounding objects. And the pleasant contrast between these two turns into the eye-catching element of the space.
Design Challenge: To solve the problems regarding the beam left by opening up the space, design of the staircase becomes a major difficulty. Treatment of the spatial structure building and how to support the suspending tea room. Reinforcement of landscaping fixture at the entrance.
Research: Apply the Scarpa concept and refer to some ancient decorations.
Inspiration: Here is the daily work area for the designers of ELEVEN. Therefore, while ensuring the functionalities, we try to provide a more spatial experience, expecting it to convey stronger emotions and inspire the designers' creativity.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2020 in Zhejiang Wenzhou and finished in January 2021 in Zhejiang Wenzhou.
Operation Flow: Targeted at the problems regarding the beam left by opening up the space, the designer introduces the design of a two-way-out Y-shaped staircase. Starting with one step, the staircase leads to two different areas through two diverse pathways. In this way, the beam is avoided. On the second floor, the designer tries out a suspending tea room. Weight of the whole space is supported by the steel frame suspended from the ceiling.
Team Members: Yannan Zhang, Xiahong Yan
Image Credits: Photography: Ye Song (Hanmo Vision) , SHIYI, 2021.