The Mermaid's Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho by Marty Chou

The Mermaid's Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho by Marty Chou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

RinoRoto Whare· 2020

The Mermaid's Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho

by Marty Chou

Client: Ms. Lee

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About The Mermaid's Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho

Ko "The Mermaid's" he hoahoa roto whare noho mō tētahi whare noho 90 mita tapawhā i Taiwana. Ka whakaarohia te wāhi hei whare whakaaturanga mō ngā kohinga a te rangatira, kaua hei kāinga tūturu noa. Ko tētahi āhua tinana wahine ika mai i tētahi kohinga hōu i noho hei kaupapa matua, nāna i whakatakoto te tae kotahi-tinihanga-wāhanga me te āhua marino o te wāhi. Ka whakamahia te whakairo tawhito hei taputapu hoahoa. Ko ngā rārangi poutū e whakaatu ana i te wāhi kia teitei ake, ā, ka huna hoki e rātou ngā tatau rūma me ngā kāpata rokiroki. Ka hunaia ngā mahi o ia rā kia noho māmā te tirohanga. Ka kōwhirihia ngā taonga whare kia whai kōrero rerekē i waenga i ngā hanga tōtika me ngā hanga piko.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko The Mermaid's Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Mermaid's Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a The Mermaid's Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: During the design, came a new collection - a little Mermaid. Her serene quality caught me and my mind started to evolve around her. She became the focal point and anchor of the space, the tone of the ambiance, and the source of the semi-monochrome palette.

In the end, the entire space is the extend-dimension of this fantastical creature. She is the soul of this space; the soul that reflect the essence of the elegant lady.
Dimensions & Packaging: The interior space is 90 square-meter.
Tags: Interior design, Home Gallery, Modern Classic, Minimalism, monochrome space, monochrome palette, Taiwan
Production Technology: The classical molding here is used not merely as decoration but more as a design tool. Its vertically stretching quality makes the space appears to be higher than it actually is. It also hides away the doors of rooms and storage cabinets, unified and simplified the visual elements, and create a sense of serenity and calmness for the space.
Design Challenge: The main challenge of this project is about finding balance, mainly between practicality and fantasy, decorative and minimal, classical and modern.
Research: This project is an experiment of utilizing the owner's collection not merely as ornament, but to be the main concept and inspiration of the space. And also, to incorporate the owner's fascination of classical molding into contemporary design.
Inspiration: In the beginning, the owner of this apartment, an elegant and beautiful lady, told me that she would like to live in a place, where its ambiance is ambiguous, less like a home, more like a sanctuary in dream, in which she could be isolated and indulged with her on-going collections in this timeless, sacred space.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2017 in Taiwan and finished in June 2018.
Operation Flow: To respond to the owner's wish to live in a not-home-like place, I conceive the entire space as a gallery of her collections and display of her taste. Daily function and storage are hidden away to create a sense of optimal airy-ness, so the eyes only see the most essentials. Furniture selection focuses on the quality of contrast between straight and curve, thick and thin, light and heavy, as they are displayed sculptural pieces. As for the Mermaid, its elements are used throughout the entire space; the choice of materials, the fabrics, and colors, are all inspired by her.
Image Credits: Photo Credit: Kyle Yu Photo Studio