Pure Essences Interior Officinae Architectonicae by Chong-Yi Chen

Pure Essences Interior Officinae Architectonicae by Chong-Yi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

ArgentumInterior· 2020

Pure Essences Interior Officinae Architectonicae

by Chong-Yi Chen

Client: Chen Chong-Yi Architecture Firm

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Pure Essences Interior Officinae Architectonicae

Purae Essentiae est propositum ornamenti interioris pro officina architectonica in urbe Tainan, in Taivania. Corpora aedificii paulatim recedunt, pergulas creantia quae abundantem solis lucem locis laboris recipiunt. Concretum nuda facie et lapis fissilis cinereus in exteriore et interiore adhibentur, speciem constantem et modestam praebentia quae ambienti loco convenit. Lapides strati cum gramine inter eos aquae retentionem soli meliorem faciunt. Piscina parva et arbor temperiem moderari adiuvant. Dispositio circulationem lenem et prospectus apertos versus hortum praebet.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Pure Essences Interior Officinae Architectonicae 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 Pure Essences Interior Officinae Architectonicae 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. Pure Essences Interior Officinae Architectonicae 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: For the client also the architect owning this architecture firm, which is the subject of this architectural and exhibition interior design project, the interior design plan is remarkably versatile for many uses. From the perspective of the use of space, the construction method creating the building exterior with the gradually recessed building volumes is better than those creating an entire indoor space, bringing to the working colleagues the balcony bathed in adequate sunlight, and showing the design idea that less is more.
Dimensions & Packaging: The height of the building is 1845 meters
Tags: interior, space, office, residential, housing, architecture
Production Technology: The essences of design without overdecoration presents the true nature of the space. The building exteriors are decorated with the fair-faced concretes and the delicate grey slates. The stone pavers with grass in between improve the water-holding capacity of soils. The delicate pool landscape and the small tree, adjoining the stone pavers on the side, are not only scenic, also effectively adjust the environment temperature.
Design Challenge: The essences of design without overdecoration presents the true nature of the space. The building exteriors are decorated with the fair-faced concretes and the delicate grey slates. The stone pavers with grass in between improve the water-holding capacity of soils.
Research: For the client also the architect owning this architecture firm, which is the subject of this architectural and exhibition interior design project, the interior design plan is remarkably versatile for many uses. From the perspective of the use of space, the construction method creating the building exterior with the gradually recessed building volumes is better than those creating an entire indoor space, bringing to the working colleagues the balcony bathed in adequate sunlight, and showing the design idea that less is more.
Inspiration: The fair-faced concretes comprehensively decorated on the building exterior and in the house manifest the consistency of decoration materials. The low-key colors agreeably correspond to the colors of the surrounding environment. People in the building can enjoy the great view to the outdoor garden landscape. The interior design plan thoroughly considering the working environment, water landscape and plants creates the pleasant ambience for the architecture firm.
Project Duration: The project finished in December 2014 in Tainan, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The entire interior design with the smooth traffic flows and space arrangements constitutes the soul of space, showing the pure but intriguing qualities of essences.
Team Members: Architect:Chong-Yi Chen
Interior Designer: Hui-Chung Chien
Image Credits: Image #1 : Photographer LIU,JUN-ZUN, Pure Essences, 2014.
Image #1 : Photographer LIU,JUN-ZUN, Pure Essences, 2014.
Image #1 : Photographer LIU,JUN-ZUN, Pure Essences, 2014.
Image #1 : Photographer LIU,JUN-ZUN, Pure Essences, 2014.
Image #1 : Photographer LIU,JUN-ZUN, Pure Essences, 2014.