Island Primary Function: Salon de Cofadura by Jacksam Yang and Steven Kuo

Island Primary Function: Salon de Cofadura by Jacksam Yang and Steven Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Interior Competition Category.

ArgentInterior· 2021

Island Primary Function: Salon de Cofadura

by Jacksam Yang and Steven Kuo

Client: Yhs Design

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Island Primary Function: Salon de Cofadura

Book Text: Island es un salon de cofadura installat dins una ostal de quaranta ans de 165 mètres carrats. La renovacion evita la decoracion elaborada. De boisses decoratius reciclats remplaçan las parets interioras e fan ofici d'escrans de separacion, creant un efècte de transparéncia, una sala mai clara e un flux simple e net. Un fulhatge verd abondós e de plantas grimpantas emplenan l'espaci. Un sistèma d'arrosatge alimentat per gravitat basat sus la teoria del sifon remplaça l'irrigacion mecanica, emplenant onze cisternas d'un biais uniforme e apondent lo son de l'aiga que gota. Lo design mena d'elements naturals dins un encastre urban.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Island Primary Function: Salon de Cofadura a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que Island Primary Function: Salon de Cofadura siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Island Primary Function: Salon de Cofadura es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: No fancy decoration is used in the renovation of this 40-year-old house with 165 square meter in size. A huge amount of green foliage is planted and decorative logs are used as divider screens in accordance with the space in order to create a simple and clear flow.
Dimensions & Packaging: 165 ㎡
Tags: Beauty，SPA，Planting，Hair Salon
Production Technology: Recycled decorative logs are used to partition the space, and walls are abandoned to enhance the flow of the space with the see-through effect created by the logs. It is, therefore, brighter and breaths a new trend into the space.
Simple physics is applied to the watering system. Energy-consumed and difficult to maintain mechanical irrigation is replaced. Meanwhile, the space is filled with the sound of dripping water with help of gravity-powered watering system.
Design Challenge: The scene of dense tropical greenery and climbing plants is moved into the interior space. One can see the abundant green foliage, smell the plants and listen to the sound of dripping water and be temporarily rid of the fuss in the city and eventually reach a harmonious balance between nature and city. The scene of dense tropical greenery and climbing plants is moved into the interior space. One can see the abundant green foliage, smell the plants and listen to the sound of dripping water and be temporarily rid of the fuss in the city and eventually reach a harmonious balance between nature and city.
Simple physics is applied to the watering system. Energy-consumed and difficult to maintain mechanical irrigation is replaced. Meanwhile, the space is filled with the sound of dripping water with help of gravity-powered watering system.
Research: Using siphon theory where air pressure pushes down on water and water fills up 11 tanks evenly in the corners until water supply is stopped.
Decorative logs are tied and wrapped with cotton and linen fabric to allow water to be evenly distributed to the logs thus climbing plants can absorb water evenly.
An urban space is enriched with nature elements and a simple physical principle.
Inspiration: Birds sing, water flows, wood and plants release the fragrance of nature. A place, filled with greenery and vitality, differentiates itself from the rest of hair salons and reinterpret the spatial concept.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2019 and finished in December 2019 in Taipei.
Operation Flow: It is intended to introduce nature elements into an urban space with simplicity principle and thus provides another form of design theory.
Team Members: Jacksam Yang
Steven Kuo
Image Credits: Weimax Studio