Caring Times in a Distinctive Space Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Whare Noho by Chia-Peng Chen

Caring Times in a Distinctive Space Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Whare Noho by Chia-Peng Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

HiriwaRoto Whare· 2020

Caring Times in a Distinctive Space Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Whare Noho

by Chia-Peng Chen

Client: MA Design Co., LTD.

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Caring Times in a Distinctive Space Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Whare Noho

Ko te Caring Times in a Distinctive Space he hoahoa o roto whare noho e 215 mita pūrua te rahi kei Taichung, Taiwan. Ka whakamahia ngā rawa hangahanga kākāriki kua tautuhia, ā, ka whakaritea te katoa o te wāhi kia tino urutau ai te uru atu. Ka whakaitihia mā te whakaaro te whakamahi hiako. Ka whakaritea ngā rūma mā ā rātou mahi, ā, ko te mā hina te tae matua, i kōwhiria mō te āhua marino me te ngāwari. I tangohia ngā pakitara koretake kia mau tonu ai te māramatanga taiao. Ka hunaia ngā kurupae hakahaka, ka hurihia hei mata poutū, ā, ka whakaurua te rokiroki ki roto i te ara hīkoi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Caring Times in a Distinctive Space Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Whare Noho te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Caring Times in a Distinctive Space Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Whare Noho he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Caring Times in a Distinctive Space Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Whare Noho he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: In adherence to an emphasis on environmental protection and good health, "green" building materials that are certified are used, and the entire space is laid out for full accessibility. The use of leather is deliberately minimized. The space is organized based on functions. The arrangement in the open-plan area, the layout of the walls, and the coordination of the colors together make for rich gradations and highlight the distinctiveness of a life in this living space.
Dimensions & Packaging: 215 square meter
Tags: Green interior design, Healthy decoration
Production Technology: The certified green building materials are used, and the entire space is laid out for full accessibility. Also, the use of leather is deliberately minimized.
Design Challenge: The complete, massive wall that extends from the entrance to the TV wall in the living room cleverly conceals the audio-visual equipment and its wires, making the living room look neat and vast. The owner thinks outside the box - in different flows, the cabinets can be storage, space dividers, or installation art. They are quietly fused into the space created to meet people’s needs. The hardwood floor, pasted boldly and accurately in perfect alignment, alternates with the lines of the stone material in the bar area and accords with those in the ceiling. Complete with furniture, the sense of space is accentuated, making the place look open and broad, with lots of diversity.
Research: As for functionality, a transparent gliding door in the kitchen can retain maximum natural light while shutting off any airborne grease and fumes. The kitchen island, which has a hardwood table with veins and a marble top, links with the center of the public area and allows for convenience in getting drinking water. With the hardwood overhead and dark specular surfaces all around, a feel both modern and heart-warming is created. Linear light brings about varied expressions of the space and balances with the cold colors, thereby making it possible to enjoy wonderful leisure time together in a laid-back fashion in the dining area.
Inspiration: Grayish white serves as a keynote color to connote composure and simplicity. The designer boldly removes inessential walls to retain natural light. By integrating storage into the flow, matching metal wire with specular material and installing elegant lighting, the sense of oppression from the original beams is altogether eliminated. The original layout, in which there was no public space with good natural light and the low beams resulted in a dark and narrow space, is transformed magically.
Project Duration: Taichung, Taiwan
Operation Flow: The consistency of the entire place is stretched all the way to the bedrooms with the use of simple lines and combination of grayish white and metallic paint. The low beams are concealed and then transformed into eye-catching vertical surfaces. Some blank is left deliberately in the bedrooms, so that the owner can bond more deeply with their children by looking for some ornaments for the blank. In so doing, the children will enjoy their time at home even more, thus allowing for more intimate interactions and exchanges among the family members.
Team Members: Chia-Peng Chen
Image Credits: Photo, Andy Chang