Mezzanine Apartment Totonu by Yi-Lun Hsu

Mezzanine Apartment Totonu by Yi-Lun Hsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

UʻameaTotonu· 2020

Mezzanine Apartment Totonu

by Yi-Lun Hsu

Client: Minature Interior Design Ltd.

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Mezzanine Apartment Totonu

O le mezzanine apartment lea o le avanoa galuega e faamuamua ile fuafuaina ole 4.3 mita maualuga. O le fogafale i luga o se nofoaga tumaʻoti ae o le fogafale i lalo o se nofoaga lautele. Ona o le faʻaopopoina i le faʻafiafiaina o le maualuga avanoa, o le puipui TV autu o le potu malolo o loʻo faʻaalu i luga ma le 15 tikeri V-foliga laupapa sloping. O le malamalama ua salalau solo mai i le faʻamalama e ufitia ma le potu malolo. O le totonu o faʻaalia se olaga lanumeamata masani pe a mafai e tautau ona tautau saoloto i luga o le faʻaolaina o le fogafale lona lua lea e faia i le punched-plate.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Mezzanine Apartment Totonu, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Mezzanine Apartment Totonu e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Mezzanine Apartment Totonu ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The mezzanine apartment which the space function is priority in planning is 4.3 meters high. The upper floor is a private area and the lower floor is a public area. Based on privacy considerations, the upstairs space is the master bedroom, the second bedroom and a study room when the downstairs is a entrance, living room, the kitchen and a storage room.
Dimensions & Packaging: This space is 83 square meters
Tags: Interior Design, Residence
Production Technology: Because of adding to the fun of the high space, the main TV wall of the living room is embossed with a 15 degree V-shaped sloping wood. The light scattered from the bay window is evenly covered with the living room. The light blue color which connects the back wall of the sofa to the outer wall of a study room in the second floor is a suggestive element to lead to upstairs. The light blue is also the client's favorite color which can be seen everywhere in the wholeroom.
Design Challenge: The designer need to renovate while maintaining the structure of the old house and keep the advantage of high lighting as much as possible.
Research: Since a study room is low height and has double beams on both sides, the study room enlarges the space with a mirrored bookcase. Due to the limited space, the second bedroom sets the folding beds for the temporary guests' living needs.
Inspiration: The case is an old house renovation. The scissor-shaped staircase which is located in the center of the apartment connected to the upper and lower floors. Under the stairs is a storage room for large items. Behind the TV wall is planned as a separate dressing room and a housekeeping room. Due to the humid climate in Hsinchu city, this space sets the clothes dryer and ironing equipment.
Project Duration: The project finished in 2019 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The interior presents a natural green life when the plants can be hung freely on the railing of the second floor which is made of punched-plate. One pair of large transparent sliding door are designd in a study room. When the sliding door is stored, a study room can interact with the living room and have a high field of view.
Image Credits: Chi-Shou Wang