City Corner Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Moralo wa Ka Hare wa Bodulo by Chen-Yu Chiu

City Corner Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Moralo wa Ka Hare wa Bodulo by Chen-Yu Chiu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Sebaka sa Ka Hare le Dipontsho Competition Category.

TšepeKa Hare· 2021

City Corner Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Moralo wa Ka Hare wa Bodulo

by Chen-Yu Chiu

Client: Unique Interior Design & Décor Co., Ltd.

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Ka Hare Category

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The Design

About City Corner Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Moralo wa Ka Hare wa Bodulo

Sengoloa sa Buka: City Corner ke moralo wa ka hare wa bodulo bakeng sa folete e ka bang lisekwere tsa limithara tse 100 New Taipei City. Pehelo ea pele e telele le e patisaneng e ne e fokoletsa leseli la tlhaho le ho tsamaea. Kichine le kamore ea moholo ea ho robala li ile tsa fetoloa mabapi le pono, mafensetere a ile a hōlisoa, 'me likabinete tse lubakeng li ile tsa sebelisoa e le likarohano, e le hore leseli la letsatsi le fihlele ka hare ho likamore ho ea tebang le ho feta. Marako a penticoeng ka 'mothokoana, litaele tse tšoanang le lehong, boto ea liboko tse tiileng tsa OSB, khalase e putsoa le tšepe e ntsho e sa khanyeng li theha semelo sa khale sa indasteri ka mebala e phutholohileng ea Morandi. Menyako e patiloeng, likabinete tse tsamaeang le maranta a tšepe a fanyehiloeng a eketsa boteng ba ho boloka lintho bo fetohang habonolo.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

City Corner Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Moralo wa Ka Hare wa Bodulo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. City Corner Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Moralo wa Ka Hare wa Bodulo e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, City Corner Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Moralo wa Ka Hare wa Bodulo e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The design team then chose the Vintage Industrial Style as the design direction, in which, walls of the public area are plastered with gray paint to retain the rustic and old texture of the original space. The design team uses natural color light, transparent materials, rotate the direction of the kitchen and enlarging the window openings to improve the lighting of the original long and narrow space. By adopting Morandi tones, solid wood tone, gray materials, ironwork, and other materials, the space reveals a harmonious feeling of rustic nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: The designed area of the project is about 100 square meters, and the space has a long and narrow characteristic. Hence, the design team has arranged the functional zonings in a way that best suits the user's circulation and needs. Furthermore, creatively implemented the no wall idea to create a more complete and spacious living space compared to the original layout. The design team chose the Vintage Industrial Style as the design direction and adopts many rustic materials to show the richness of the layers under the same tone and different material combinations.
Tags: Vintage Retro Style, Industrial style, Turning design, Morandi color, OSB solid wood fiberboard.
Production Technology: Woodgrain tiles, Tiles, Composite super wear-resistant floor, Concrete, OSB solid wood fiberboard, Black matte roasted iron, Blackboard paint, Gray glass, Grey Mirror, E1 board, Customized Changhong Glass, Solid wood carved door, Teakwood, Gray ceramic glass, Solid wood fiberboard. Taking the Vintage Industrial Style as the main direction of this project and defining a unique spatial perception in a long and narrow space. The design team particularly selected natural materials with the wood tone, and through the characteristics of each material bring more functionality to the space.
Design Challenge: By thoroughly considering the people's movement circulation and the natural light source, the direction of the kitchen and master bedroom were reoriented, enlarging the size of the window size, and using hollow storage cabinets as space partition, which not only allowed the natural light to penetrate and continue into the room but as a result, also provided more seamless and unobstructed storage space, eliminating the inconvenience caused by the narrow and long original space.
Research: The design team took the original condition of the original site as a major consideration and established a smooth layout and circulation planning of each area in the long and narrow space, introduced the daylight and bringing out a warm feeling as the light penetrates into the space by the use of hollow cabinets and enlarged window openings. Used OSB solid wood fiberboard, wood grain tiles, gray-colored glass, grey mirror, and iron components to create a rustic look of the Vintage Industrial style design.
Inspiration: Inspired by the Vintage Industrial Style, the space adopts rustic material elements while controlling the lighting of the long and narrow space in order to maximize the natural light into the space. The design team implemented a smooth and coherent design approach, such as turning the space direction, enlarging the window openings, setting up hollow cabinets as storage space, and appropriately separates each area according to its function. The design also focuses on color matching combinations, so that a quiet and leisurely tone of the space is reflected in the calm and simple color palette.
Project Duration: The project was completed in July 2020 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The design team has adjusted the space layout and natural light to not only solve and eliminate the limitation of the existing narrow space, but also bring in the natural light to make the space well ventilated and comfortable. Inasmuch how to provide the client with enough storage space without giving too much abruptness to the space, was the top consideration of the design team since the beginning of the design process. In the space, hidden doors, hollow cabinets, movable cabinets, and hanging iron shelves are used to bring more convenience and flexibility to the space.
Team Members: Chen-Yu Chiu
Image Credits: Chuang Photo Studio