Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Foto by Ming-Hong Tsai

Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Foto by Ming-Hong Tsai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design Interior Competition Category.

BronzInterior· 2020

Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Foto

by Ming-Hong Tsai

Client: Han Yue Interior Design Co.,Ltd

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Foto

Bon-Appetit Photography este un studio foto amplasat într-o clădire cu trei etaje din 1982, în orașul Hsinchu, Taiwan. Deoarece lumina este esențială pentru sesiunile foto, fațada a fost reconstruită cu cărămizi de sticlă pentru a permite pătrunderea luminii naturale în interiorul îngust. În interior, cărămizile de ciment goale contrastează cu cărămizile de sticlă, unind materialele vechi și noi. Pardoseala existentă din marmură și ferestrele pliante cu ramă din lemn au fost păstrate, în timp ce pereții și tavanele au fost renovate cu terrazzo și plăci din particule de lemn. Noaptea, interiorul luminat împărtășește lumina cu trecătorii prin peretele de cărămidă de sticlă.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Foto a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Foto să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Foto satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This building was built in 1982, located in the hill area at Hsinchu city. Entering indoors, the cement hollow-brick wall attracts attention, creating a contrast with glass-brick facade. Both bricks (concrete and glass) imply a synthesis of old days and new era, and allow light transmitting freely spread out. Moreover, upstairs, balcony fences and front doors were restored in woods. The ceiling comprises curve and linear details, creating clean and inviting layers.
Dimensions & Packaging: Started from October 2018 and finished in February 2019.
Built area 165 square meter.
Tags: glass, cement, transparency, photography studio, colonial styles
Production Technology: To reminisce about historical colonial styles, we preserved existing flooring and windows as much as possible. The mixed-color marble flooring was kept intact, and the wood-framed fold-up windows were preserved. Meanwhile, walls and ceilings were refurbished with old, hand-feel, materials: terrazzo and particle boards...etc.
Design Challenge: How to build a new glass brick wall integrating with old building structure is a key study for this project.
Research: The interior is a long narrow site plan, causing poor daylight during day time. As a solution, we partially demolished interior partition wall, and rebuild the facade with glass bricks.
Inspiration: The alteration of light is a key factor for photo-shooting; thus, we supposed photography studio to coexist with natural daylight as much as possible. Inspired from membrane properties of semi-transparency, the facade was rebuilt with glass bricks. Glass transparency undermines both sloping ground-line and visual heftiness, and the building becomes a semi-clear carrier.
Project Duration: Hsinchu city, Taiwan
Operation Flow: In this three-story building: the first floor is arranged for public area and photographer ’s office, and there are balcony and private bedrooms at the second floor, and then the photography studio with pop-up color-screen is located at the third floor.
In day time, the frost-finished glass wall provides light-filled ambiance and great privacy. In dawn, because of the properties of glass bricks, while interior lighting were lit up, the neighbor and passers-by can sit on the bench and share illumination via exterior side of glass brick wall, creating a connection between community and people.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Han-Yue Interior Design
Team Members: Ming-Hong Tsai
Image Credits: Yi-Hsien Lee and Associates YHLAA Photography