Cat Walk Piano Bar by Shih-Kai Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

UʻameaTotonu· 2020

Cat Walk Piano Bar

by Shih-Kai Chen

Client: Double_Design Architecture Studio

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Cat Walk Piano Bar

Cat Walk o se piano bar o loʻo iai i Hsinchu City, Taiuana, e aofia ai le 171.9 mita fasitasi. O le fanua tafatolu ma le tulaga tumau o le faletaele na fausia ai le fuafuaga. O se faapaologa piʻo e ui atu i le faletaele ma o loʻo teuteuina i ata laser-vaeluaina o ipu uaina o loʻo faʻafeololo. O le faitotoʻa pito i luma e fesagai ma le tulaga, faʻatasi ai ma le pusa pa i le itu tauagavale ma nofoa i le ogatotonu. O puipui velevete lanumoana mafiafia i luga o puipui faamalama tetele e mitiia ai leo, ae o puipui velevete mumu e faʻavaa ai le tulaga. O faʻamalama taualuga piʻo e mitiia ai foi le leo ma vaevaeina ai vaega nofoa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Cat Walk Piano Bar, 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 Cat Walk Piano Bar 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 Cat Walk Piano Bar 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: This piano bar design, as a commercial space for space planning, combine the open and independent features. Given the location on the triangle, the piano bar design is of great challenge. For the restroom immovable location in the building adjoining the triangular spot, the entrance design of the piano bar is of great importance and difficulty.
Dimensions & Packaging: The property is 171.9 square meters.
Tags: interior, space, restaurant, bar, piano
Production Technology: The soundproofing materials of the thick blue velvet curtains decorated on the large window walls create an enjoyable environment for music appreciation. People has the great view to the outdoor night scenes through the gauze windows as well. In addition to the blue velvet curtains, the red velvet curtains embellished on the stage are also captivating.
Design Challenge: The color planning, besides its functionality, highlights the fashionable English charms. The implicit boundary between the areas decorated with the sofas and the adjoining area decorated with the leather chairs and round tables is delineated by the curved ceiling grilles that are sound absorbing materials as well.
Research: The design idea focuses on the counter consisting of the indirect gentle and the ball pendant lights. The white marbles with the artistic patterns decorated in the dark are astonishing. The shine, through the wine bottles, on the metal wine cabinets, of which the rusted textures and the lights expose the elegant attractions.
Inspiration: Designed the curved hallway skillfully bypassing the restroom. The imagery of the upside down wine glass cut by laser is embellished on the wall along the hallway, where, with the linear design, clearly shows the spatial characteristics.
Project Duration: The property finished in July 2019. Locates in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The front door decorated with the black slabs and burgundy leather consistently corresponds to the main imagery of design. For the front door paralleling the stage, people immediately see the stage when coming in the bar, where the bar counter is on the left, and the seats are in the middle.
Team Members: Designer: Ying Shan Su