Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2021
Between Light and Corridor Residential
by Ming Kai Hsu
- A' Design Award 2021 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2021
- CLIENT: GooDesign Interior Design
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About Between Light and Corridor Residential
Between Light and Corridor is a residential interior design for a 30-year-old apartment in Taipei City, Taiwan. The home covers about 99 square meters and holds three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a dressing room. An S-shaped curved cabinet stands between the living room and the dining room and separates the two functions. Materials include solid wood grille, oak floor, granite, amber mirror and LED linear lights. Sound insulation foam was installed on the floor to reduce noise from upstairs. A dimmer on the corridor to the bedroom allows different lighting moods.
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- Unique Properties
- Improving the problem of the window facing against the door, the designer has added a S-shaped cabinet between the living room and the dining room so as to distinguish the function of different spaces, in the meantime, by using the loop pattern arrangement. Additionally, the designer has established a sense of technology on the corridor to the bedroom by delicate thinking mode with the dimmer which provides diverse ambience.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The actual square feet is about 99.174 square meters with three bedrooms and two living rooms including the entry, living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and dressing room.
- Tags
- Modenity, Technology, Affordableluxury, LED linear lights, Wood grating, S-shaped curve, Loop patterns, Refurbishment
- Production Technology
- Solid wood grille, Steel brushed veneer, Oak floor, Granite, LED linear light, Baking varnish glass, Imported tiles, FRP embedded bathtub, amber mirror, Emulsion painting
- Design Challenge
- After digging deeper into the client's preference, living habits, current situation, the designer has improved the inconvenience of occupants living in the past by space design. Additionally, in order to effectively block the noise interference from upstairs, the designer installs sound insulation foam on the floor. In addition, the specially-designed S-shaped curved shoe cabinet is also a challenge to manufacture because of its curvature, uniform grid space, and the distribution of power cords.
- Project Duration
- The project was finished in December, 2019 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- After considering the life needs and habits of the client, the designer has readjusted the space scale of the living room and the main bedroom, bathroom, removing the wall on the balcony, thereby enlarging the space of the living room and the back balcony, moreover, improving the inconvenience of occupants living in the past. Additionally, in order to effectively block the noise interference from upstairs, the designer installs sound insulation foam on the floor of the whole room to bring a more comfortable and undisturbed living environment for the client.
- Research
- Decorating the room which is filled with wooden materials with granite, LED light linear, amber mirror, wallpapers, and imported tiles so as to create a lively and exquisite Maison. The public area is distinguished by the S-shaped curved shoe cabinet which represents the symbol of the family crest as a partition between different function features. As to the private space, in order to let the resident refresh his mind and feeling when returning to the bedroom by passing through the light gallery on the corridor and have a tight sleep so as to embrace the light of the new day.
- Inspiration
- After digging deeper into the client's preference, living habits, current situation, and the ideas of living, the designer has rebuilt this 30-year-old house with a sense of technology, modernity and S-shaped curves. Improving the inconvenience of occupants living in the past by space design, wooden materials and natural lights so as to establish a lively and exquisite madison.
- Image Credits
- Aaron