City Corner Wasi Ukhu Diseño by Chen-Yu Chiu

City Corner Wasi Ukhu Diseño by Chen-Yu Chiu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Ukupi Kamay Competition Category.

FierruUkupi· 2021

City Corner Wasi Ukhu Diseño

by Chen-Yu Chiu

Client: Unique Interior Design & Décor Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Ukupi Category

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The Design

About City Corner Wasi Ukhu Diseño

City Corner nisqaqa huk apartamento ukhu diseñom, iskay pachak metro cuadrado hinapi, New Taipei Llaqtapi kaq. Ñawpaq layout-qa suni hinaspa kikillanmi karqa, chaymi inti k'anchayta hinaspa muyuyta harkaq karqa. Wayk'una wasi hinaspa hatun puñuna wasiqa hukmanta churasqa karqa, ventana kicharikuykunaqa hatunchasqa karqa, hinaspa t'uqyaq armariokunaqa t'aqanapaq churasqa karqa, chaynapi p'unchay k'anchayqa wasikunaman ukhutaraqmi chayan. Oqe pintasqa pirqakuna, k'aspi rikch'aq azulejo, OSB k'aspi fibra tabla, oqe qespi hinaspa yana mate fierroqa, thaq Morandi rikch'ay llimp'ikunapi ñawpa industrial kaqta rikuchin. Pakasqa punkukuna, kuyuq armariokuna hinaspa warkusqa fierro estanteskunaqa, huk sumaq flexible waqaychana kaqta yapan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

City Corner Wasi Ukhu Diseño A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. City Corner Wasi Ukhu Diseño sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta City Corner Wasi Ukhu Diseño yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The design team then chose the Vintage Industrial Style as the design direction, in which, walls of the public area are plastered with gray paint to retain the rustic and old texture of the original space. The design team uses natural color light, transparent materials, rotate the direction of the kitchen and enlarging the window openings to improve the lighting of the original long and narrow space. By adopting Morandi tones, solid wood tone, gray materials, ironwork, and other materials, the space reveals a harmonious feeling of rustic nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: The designed area of the project is about 100 square meters, and the space has a long and narrow characteristic. Hence, the design team has arranged the functional zonings in a way that best suits the user's circulation and needs. Furthermore, creatively implemented the no wall idea to create a more complete and spacious living space compared to the original layout. The design team chose the Vintage Industrial Style as the design direction and adopts many rustic materials to show the richness of the layers under the same tone and different material combinations.
Tags: Vintage Retro Style, Industrial style, Turning design, Morandi color, OSB solid wood fiberboard.
Production Technology: Woodgrain tiles, Tiles, Composite super wear-resistant floor, Concrete, OSB solid wood fiberboard, Black matte roasted iron, Blackboard paint, Gray glass, Grey Mirror, E1 board, Customized Changhong Glass, Solid wood carved door, Teakwood, Gray ceramic glass, Solid wood fiberboard. Taking the Vintage Industrial Style as the main direction of this project and defining a unique spatial perception in a long and narrow space. The design team particularly selected natural materials with the wood tone, and through the characteristics of each material bring more functionality to the space.
Design Challenge: By thoroughly considering the people's movement circulation and the natural light source, the direction of the kitchen and master bedroom were reoriented, enlarging the size of the window size, and using hollow storage cabinets as space partition, which not only allowed the natural light to penetrate and continue into the room but as a result, also provided more seamless and unobstructed storage space, eliminating the inconvenience caused by the narrow and long original space.
Research: The design team took the original condition of the original site as a major consideration and established a smooth layout and circulation planning of each area in the long and narrow space, introduced the daylight and bringing out a warm feeling as the light penetrates into the space by the use of hollow cabinets and enlarged window openings. Used OSB solid wood fiberboard, wood grain tiles, gray-colored glass, grey mirror, and iron components to create a rustic look of the Vintage Industrial style design.
Inspiration: Inspired by the Vintage Industrial Style, the space adopts rustic material elements while controlling the lighting of the long and narrow space in order to maximize the natural light into the space. The design team implemented a smooth and coherent design approach, such as turning the space direction, enlarging the window openings, setting up hollow cabinets as storage space, and appropriately separates each area according to its function. The design also focuses on color matching combinations, so that a quiet and leisurely tone of the space is reflected in the calm and simple color palette.
Project Duration: The project was completed in July 2020 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The design team has adjusted the space layout and natural light to not only solve and eliminate the limitation of the existing narrow space, but also bring in the natural light to make the space well ventilated and comfortable. Inasmuch how to provide the client with enough storage space without giving too much abruptness to the space, was the top consideration of the design team since the beginning of the design process. In the space, hidden doors, hollow cabinets, movable cabinets, and hanging iron shelves are used to bring more convenience and flexibility to the space.
Team Members: Chen-Yu Chiu
Image Credits: Chuang Photo Studio