Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2020
Bon-Appetit Photography Photography Studio
- A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Han Yue Interior Design Co.,Ltd
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 10,669
- Verification code 71582DD8C0 · Verify this award
About Bon-Appetit Photography Photography Studio
Bon-Appetit Photography is a photography studio set inside a three-story building from 1982 in Hsinchu city, Taiwan. Because light is essential for photo shooting, the facade was rebuilt with glass bricks to invite natural daylight into the narrow interior. Indoors, cement hollow bricks contrast with the glass bricks, joining old and new materials. The existing marble flooring and wood-framed folding windows were preserved, while walls and ceilings were refinished with terrazzo and particle boards. At night, the lit interior shares light with passers-by through the glass brick wall.
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- 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.
- 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. - 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.
- Image Credits
- Yi-Hsien Lee and Associates YHLAA Photography
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Han-Yue Interior Design