Manhattan Gleam Bolulo by I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen

Manhattan Gleam Bolulo by I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Sebaka sa Ka Hare le Dipontsho Competition Category.

TšepeKa Hare· 2020

Manhattan Gleam Bolulo

by I-Ju Chan and Hsuan-Yi Chen

Client: Merge Interiors

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

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The Design

About Manhattan Gleam Bolulo

E koaetsoe ka molumo o moputsoa, e fa sebaka sebaka sa ho feta sa tlhaho le se sephakeng. Mokhoa oa Metropolis ea Amerika ka ho kopanya haholo le papali, tlisa seretse sa khale sa "retro" se hlophisitsoeng ka thepa ea sejoale-joale ebile e boreleli. Kopanya tšebeliso ea lithaele tse ka pele le ka morao, kamore ea ho phomola, holo ea ho jella, kichine le karolo ea tsela. Ho boloka mokhoa oa ho potoloha, ho nahana ka bophelo ba bachelor, le sebaka se bulehileng, ho senya lerako la karohano, ho theha maikutlo a boreleli a boemo bo tlase, a nang le leholimo le boreleli.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Manhattan Gleam Bolulo 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. Manhattan Gleam Bolulo 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, Manhattan Gleam Bolulo 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: Consideration came from client lifestyle. Client is a single male who hopes the space will bring Manhattan uptown ambience, grasp bachelor joy and freedom. When friends visit, can have a drink, talk, watch match, and have space to enjoy party together. With metropolis modern style, draw taste of an ultimate noble. With simple figure benchmark, make whole space looks simpler, brighter and wider, with American retro couch, king and queen chair set, bring out the dynamic metropolitan characteristic.
Dimensions & Packaging: Create modern like Manhattan city lifestyle, made the house fit for often with friends have fun and enjoy party. Front-back terraces planned with an open layout. Made dining hall and living room as walkway to terrace, offer spacious flexible open space. Use the original guest bathroom layout, re-adjusted study room removed many partitions, make it more spacious. In a private area, study room wrapped in a pattern show a low-profile, extravagant sense of luxury, presenting exclusive private space.
Tags: King Chair, Queen Chair, Multi-Grinding, Manhattan, American Metropolis, Modern
Production Technology: Whole space uses multi-grind flooring gives original rustic charm. Gray grind flooring has no seams, easy to clean, also creates clear and spacious space. The condensation of the cement condensation shaped unity of the space. Vintage American leather couch paired with king and queen chair in the living room, draw elegant of the client low-profile personality. Back of tall chair and circular handle, fully cover the person seat inside. Bedroom with parquet create a warm retro feel creates a calm and warm atmosphere.
Design Challenge: To make the form of the kitchen bar and function dimension have connectivity with space, the designer particularly rotates it 90 degrees, so that the kitchen bar dining table with about 3m long timber table, which retains the warm and lustrous texture of the wood. With a row hanging lamps on top of the bar dining table, echoing clear yellow light. After the logs are transported by cranes, the carpentry painted on-site, retaining wood natural texture and bring city-style great detail.
Research: Whole spaces are realization of lifestyle of bachelor, made the space like a simple and stylish playground, despite projection screen of 100-inch living room, space to sit and watch a game, or maybe drink in the dining hall or terrace, no matter which public area it is, all can turn into friends gathering spot. The sharp gap between the master bedroom and living room not only present smooth space flow but also form single territory. No matter where it is, privacy not a problem.
Inspiration: To highlight freedom of a bachelor lives alone, removed the living room, dining hall and kitchen wall partition, connect them not only by sight, light and airflow, but also create open living space. American metropolis style can best manifest the charm of the luxury fine house. Take off the historical decoration, yet retain the American neoclassical modernity to carry on American classic cozy and generous style. Pursue modernity, with stylish furniture creating modern East Manhattan metropolis.
Project Duration: The project finished in January, 2017 in Taipei ,Taiwan.
Operation Flow: For client does not like front-back terrace original tiles, grille is used to cover it. Used German imported floor riser device to avoid damaging initial tiles, enable full restoration. In the bedroom, suspended TV wall extend from the middle, the wall does not appear stagnant due to connection to the ground, maintain visual permeability. Special design ceiling to avoid pipeline beams and columns have wavy shape balancing the space. Connected both function of sides, which enriches the master bedroom.
Team Members: I Ju Chen
Hsuan Yi Chen
Image Credits: Kyle Yu Photo, 2017