Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2023

Free Path Smart House

by Fu Chiung Hui

A' Design Award 2023 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Awarded April 15, 2023
CLIENT: Yuli Design
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About Free Path Smart House

Free Path is a smart home interior design with a total area of 156 square meters. The layout is inspired by hotel spaces, so the living room works as a travelers lounge and the dining room recalls a theme restaurant. Each guest bedroom follows a different style, and the top floor holds an entertainment space similar to a banquet hall. A tablet controls the connected systems, while window shades and light levels adapt to the sunlight. Fire detection, smoke detection and video surveillance support safety.

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Unique Properties: The master bedroom is in a private section of the home and intends to give a first-class experience. Each guest bedroom is arranged with a unique style, continuing the theme of diversification of hospitality designs. The entertainment space on the top floor is representative of a hotel banquet hall, acting as an expression of the necessary balance between entertainment and independence.
Dimensions & Packaging: The total area is 156 square meters.
Tags: Free Path, Smart house, Journey of Post pandemic era, Pay tribute to the dream of travelling
Production Technology: With the integration of technology and design, this project demonstrates the ability of smart systems to enhance the quality of living as a whole. The tablet in your hands can transport you to every area of your home, giving the excitement of being able to control your home with just the touch of a finger. In continuation, the window shades and the brightness of the light sources adapt to the sunlight, with a decorative lighting design that adds to this theatrical display.
Design Challenge: The second bedroom uses Tosca Musk’s going into space theme to stir up a dream in space to create planetary exploration. The key visual is the three-dimensional cement sculpture in a round frame on the main wall, chiseled into a rocky, uneven surface. There are three spherical lights in the frame that imitate the image of asteroids and serve as lumination. There are two astronaut dolls wearing space suits walking on the rock surface to simulate the concept of walking on the moon.
Project Duration: Construction started on April 11, 2021 and completed on March 25, 2022.
Operation Flow: The monitoring systems can detect danger in surroundings, including fire detection, smoke detection, and security video surveillance features. Besides those safety features, the air conditioning and heating system monitors the temperature and adjusts accordingly, and the entertainment audio-visual equipment self-activates based on settings. Automatic vacuums that are set up on various floors and spaces to maintain cleanliness at all times.
Research: People worldwide in this post-pandemic era have adjusted to the necessity of a new lifestyle. Residential spaces should be able to accommodate to the multitudinous activities needed to be performed inside the house, personal activities, work at home, house entertainment, and gathering with relatives and friends. He wanted it to encompass a variety of lifestlyes in order to reestablish interaction and communication between people shattered by the pandemic.
Inspiration: The concept of hotel feel is used in the living room, as the overarching theme of traveling is integrated to every corner of this space.Behind the porch grille, the home office area for the male owner has a desk with an appearance that is representative of the check in counter in a hotel lobby.The open concept living room design is like a travelers lounge that welcomes and accommodates passengers.The elegant long table in the dining room intends to provide the experience of a theme restaurant.
Image Credits: Hey! Cheese, Jamie Lo.
Patents: Yuli Design is the copyright user.