Balance Imbere y'Inzu y'Ubwiherero by Cheng-En Wu and Shih-Yung Hung

Balance Imbere y'Inzu y'Ubwiherero by Cheng-En Wu and Shih-Yung Hung is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Igishushanyo cy'Imbere y'Inyubako Competition Category.

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Balance Imbere y'Inzu y'Ubwiherero

by Cheng-En Wu and Shih-Yung Hung

Client: Studio 63

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Imbere y'Inyubako Category

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The Design

About Balance Imbere y'Inzu y'Ubwiherero

Balance ni imbere y'inzu ihuza aho gutura bwite n'ibiro byo mu rugo. Iyi nzu ifite metero kare 168 igizwe na metero kare 125 z'ubuso bwo mu nzu na metero kare 40 z'ibaraza rifite ibimera. Amadirishya agera hejuru y'inzu asuzuguye ibyumba byose, naho amarido y'urumuri asa nk'ay'umucyo yorohereza urumuri rw'amanywa. Ibikoresho by'ubwato buto n'igikoresho cy'ibitabo gishushanyijemo utubuto bituma amaso agenda neza mu cyumba rusange, aho ameza yo kurira n'ay'inama akoreshwa mu nama ndetse no mu kwakira umuryango. Ubwiherero bw'imbere mu rukuta butanga ahantu ho kubika ibintu kandi bugatanga umwanya injangwe yo mu rugo yo kwidagadura.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Balance Imbere y'Inzu y'Ubwiherero ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Balance Imbere y'Inzu y'Ubwiherero biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Balance Imbere y'Inzu y'Ubwiherero yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This home office and residence in a high rise apartment building features floor to ceiling glass windows throughout the apartment as well as cat friendly furniture, shelving, and other spaces. This apartment provides both a clean working living area that invites clients in a professional atmosphere as well as family visitors in a more intimate, comfortable setting. Low backed and unobstructive furnishings combined with the floor to ceiling windows provide a greater sense of space.
Dimensions & Packaging: This 168m2 residence includes 125 m2 of indoor space and 40m2 of outdoor balconies surrounding the apartment on all sides with green space; the layout includes a master bedroom with en suite, a yet to be furnished guest or kids room, a half bath and an open kitchen, living room and dining room area.
Tags: residence, apartment, home office, green space, minimalist, modern
Production Technology: Minimalist design elements allow for a clean and efficient allocating of space. A low backed sofa welcomes guests, while not disrupting the line of sight, and patterned echoing the lattice bookshelf unit unifying the public space. The apartment finishes and furnishings draw on a pallet of dark browns, light grays, and white with stone and imported tile, mixed with brushed metal and baked enamel finishes. Built in shelving and workspaces are incorporated into the living room and bedrooms.
Design Challenge: The main challenge for this space was maintaining all floor to ceiling glass walls throughout the residence and making the best use of the remaining wall space for storage, cabinets, and other furnishings. Situating the kitchen along the main public space was another challenge, but a breakfast bar now provides a boundary between the spaces. Though bedrooms space is limited, the clients reduced each room and created a short hallway separating the two providing a sense of separation and privacy.
Research: The main planning for this space was the consideration of the layout to realize a multifunctional residential workspace for two designers. Some time was spent exploring particular lighting fixtures, especially the imported copper entryway wall lamp which projects eclipse like shadows. Other research went into cat friendly wall units and furnishings.
Inspiration: The main inspiration is a living and workspace for a couple who are both designers. Preserving private spaces while opening up a public work and meeting space was elemental in the open layout of the residence. Merging the indoor with the outdoor space, translucent blinds cover large windows opening on balconies with greenery. Integrating accessible open shelving and other cat friendly features were a requirement to provide ample exploration for the client cat.
Project Duration: This project finished in April 2020 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Entering the apartment, you are greeted a clean short hall with abundant natural light from floor to ceiling windows, and in the main public space the dining and conference table establishes this multifunctional space. The eye is drawn across the space to the far floor to ceiling glass wall, while a comfortable living room and waiting area welcomes visitors. In the back of the apartment, the two bedrooms are tucked away, and connected by a short hallway.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Studio 63, 2020.
Team Members: Chief Designer : Cheng-En Wu,
Chief Designer : Shih-Yung Hung
Image Credits: Photographer : Jackal Liu Phototography