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Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Fotografi by Ming-Hong Tsai

Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Fotografi by Ming-Hong Tsai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Perunggu in Interior Competition Category.


PerungguInterior· 2020

Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Fotografi

by Ming-Hong Tsai

Client: Han Yue Interior Design Co.,Ltd

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Fotografi

Bon-Appetit Photography nyaéta studio fotografi anu diwangun di jero gedong tilu tingkat ti taun 1982 di kota Hsinchu, Taiwan. Kusabab cahaya penting pisan pikeun pemotretan, fasad gedong dirobih deui ku bata kaca supados cahaya alami tiasa asup ka jero rohangan anu heureut. Di jero, bata bolong tina semén némbongkeun kontras jeung bata kaca, ngahijikeun bahan lami sareng anyar. Lantai marmer sareng jandela lipet berbingkai kayu anu tos aya tetep dipertahankeun, sedengkeun tembok jeung plafon dirapihkeun deui ku téraso sareng papan partikel. Wanci wengi, cahaya ti jero rohangan disebarkeun ka nu ngaliwat ngaliwatan témbok bata kaca.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Fotografi mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perunggu, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain unggul anu dicirikeun ku kréativitas, kacerdikan jeung kawaspadaan. Para juara Perunggu téh artéfak anu lobaan kaahlian jeung kréatif pisan anu ngabuktikeun pangalaman anu lega, imajinasi jeung kacerdasan para désainerna. Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Fotografi diharepkeun jadi objék anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu profésional jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perunggu ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna dina seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi, sarta unggul dina perhatian kana détail. Bon-Appetit Photography Studio Fotografi minuhan kabutuhan kalayan éndah, nyentuh kahayang, nyenangkeun rasa, jeung narik rasa panasaran.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This building was built in 1982, located in the hill area at Hsinchu city. Entering indoors, the cement hollow-brick wall attracts attention, creating a contrast with glass-brick facade. Both bricks (concrete and glass) imply a synthesis of old days and new era, and allow light transmitting freely spread out. Moreover, upstairs, balcony fences and front doors were restored in woods. The ceiling comprises curve and linear details, creating clean and inviting layers.
Dimensions & Packaging
Started from October 2018 and finished in February 2019.
Built area 165 square meter.
Tags
glass, cement, transparency, photography studio, colonial styles
Production Technology
To reminisce about historical colonial styles, we preserved existing flooring and windows as much as possible. The mixed-color marble flooring was kept intact, and the wood-framed fold-up windows were preserved. Meanwhile, walls and ceilings were refurbished with old, hand-feel, materials: terrazzo and particle boards...etc.
Design Challenge
How to build a new glass brick wall integrating with old building structure is a key study for this project.
Research
The interior is a long narrow site plan, causing poor daylight during day time. As a solution, we partially demolished interior partition wall, and rebuild the facade with glass bricks.
Inspiration
The alteration of light is a key factor for photo-shooting; thus, we supposed photography studio to coexist with natural daylight as much as possible. Inspired from membrane properties of semi-transparency, the facade was rebuilt with glass bricks. Glass transparency undermines both sloping ground-line and visual heftiness, and the building becomes a semi-clear carrier.
Project Duration
Hsinchu city, Taiwan
Operation Flow
In this three-story building: the first floor is arranged for public area and photographer ’s office, and there are balcony and private bedrooms at the second floor, and then the photography studio with pop-up color-screen is located at the third floor.
In day time, the frost-finished glass wall provides light-filled ambiance and great privacy. In dawn, because of the properties of glass bricks, while interior lighting were lit up, the neighbor and passers-by can sit on the bench and share illumination via exterior side of glass brick wall, creating a connection between community and people.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Han-Yue Interior Design
Team Members
Ming-Hong Tsai
Image Credits
Yi-Hsien Lee and Associates YHLAA Photography

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