Transformable Home Igikorwa Cyibanze: Igishushanyo cy'Imbere cy'Inzu Ituwemo by Eric Liu

Transformable Home Igikorwa Cyibanze: Igishushanyo cy'Imbere cy'Inzu Ituwemo by Eric Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Imbere y'Inyubako Competition Category.

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Transformable Home Igikorwa Cyibanze: Igishushanyo cy'Imbere cy'Inzu Ituwemo

by Eric Liu

Client: Littlemore Interior Design

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

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The Design

About Transformable Home Igikorwa Cyibanze: Igishushanyo cy'Imbere cy'Inzu Ituwemo

Umwandiko w'Igitabo: Transformable Home ni igishushanyo cy'imbere cy'inzu ituwemo mu nyubako ifite metero kare 73 muri Hong Kong. Iyi nzu yateguwe ku muryango ugizwe n'abantu bane, hakubiyemo n'abana babiri bato. Inzitizi zikoreshwa mu kwifungurira (sliding partitions) zituma ibyumba byombi byo kuraramo bishobora guhurizwa hamwe bikagira ahantu hafunguye ho gukinira. Iyo iyo miryango yifungurira ifunzwe, buri cyumba cyo kuraramo gihinduka icyumba cyihariye gifite ameza yo gukoreraho n'igikoni cyo kubikamo imyenda. Igishushanyo cyongeye guteguzwa neza kugira ngo cyizerane n'inkuta n'inkingi z'imiterere zigira uruhare mu kugabanya ubushobozi bw'ubwubatsi mu nyubako ndende. Iyi miterere yoroheye kandi ihinduka igamije kwitegura kwiyongera kw'umuryango uko igihe kigenda gihita.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Transformable Home Igikorwa Cyibanze: Igishushanyo cy'Imbere cy'Inzu Ituwemo ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Transformable Home Igikorwa Cyibanze: Igishushanyo cy'Imbere cy'Inzu Ituwemo biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Transformable Home Igikorwa Cyibanze: Igishushanyo cy'Imbere cy'Inzu Ituwemo ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Some might think that having children share a room is just an undesirable option due to a lack of living space. However, it is not the case for this young family of four living in a 781 square feet apartment perched atop the hustle and bustle of Tsim Sha Tsui. It’s a warm, flexible and transformable home that will grow with the family.
Dimensions & Packaging: Floor area of the apartment is 73 square meter.
Tags: Transformable, Flexible, Kids, Home, Apartments
Production Technology: Sliding Doors
Design Challenge: It is a typical high rise building in Hong Kong with the structural walls & columns restricting the spatial arrangements. The design has to work with limited alternations to partitions to achieve the maximum spatial effects as required.
Research: For Hong Kong being a city with high density of population, apartments are mainly arranged in high-rise buildings, resulted with internal layout restricted by the structural walls or columns of the architecture. With other regulations regarding room size against bay window size, a lot of the units are configured with small rooms which is out of proportion and not spatially efficient. The team is trying to rearrange the spaces to fit the needs of the client and also generate rooms with better efficiency and quality.
Inspiration: The Homeowners wanted to have a flexible place to accommodate the changing spatial needs of our little ones now and in the future. This brief inspired the team to create a transformable space where the little boy and the infant can share laughter together for the time being and enjoy private moments in their own kingdoms when they grow older.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2021 in Hong Kong and finished in December 2021.With
Operation Flow: When the sliding partitions are opened up, a great playground is there for them to have fun and share moments. As time goes by the siblings may wish for quiet and individual space for homework or zoom classes, as well as some me time like every one of us do. Simply close the sliding doors, the bedrooms which each completed with desks and wardrobes can be separated immediately.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Littlemore Interior Design, 2021.
Team Members: Ada Wong
Eric Liu
Image Credits: Michael Perini