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Shanmu Store Primary Function: Àyè Ìtajà by Chia-Lun Chan

Shanmu Store Primary Function: Àyè Ìtajà by Chia-Lun Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.


FàdákàInú Ilé· 2021

Shanmu Store Primary Function: Àyè Ìtajà

by Chia-Lun Chan

Client: Chia-Lun Chan/ FULLHOUSE INTERIOR DESIGN LTD.

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category

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The Design

About Shanmu Store Primary Function: Àyè Ìtajà

Ilé ìtajà Shanmu jẹ́ àyè ìtajà fún ọ̀nà iṣòwò kúkì ìgbéyàwó ti Taiwan ní ìlú Taichung. Ilé ìtajà náà gba mítà onígun mẹ́rin méjìdínlọ́gọ́ta nínú ilé àti mítà onígun mẹ́rin mọ́kàndínlógójì lóde, ó sì ní àyè ìfihàn ọjà, káǹtà kan, balíkọ́nì méjì àti ilé ìwẹ̀. A darapọ̀ àwọn ohun èlò ìkọ́lé ìbílẹ̀ ti Taiwan pẹ̀lú àwọn ti òde òní. Àwọn mosáíìkì oníkọ́nà mẹ́fà lórí ilẹ̀ dúró fún àwọn òdòdó, erékùṣù kan tí a fi igi líle ṣe sì ṣẹ̀dá àyè ìfihàn. Àwọn ìlẹ̀kùn káàbíìtì lo híhun ọ̀pá àdàǹdàn. Àwọn àwòṣe bíríkì àtijọ́ pín àwọn ilé ìtọ́wò kúkì àti gba ìmọ́lẹ̀ àdánidá láàyè láti kọjá.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

Shanmu Store Primary Function: Àyè Ìtajà jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Shanmu Store Primary Function: Àyè Ìtajà yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Shanmu Store Primary Function: Àyè Ìtajà jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
A variety of traditional Taiwanese building materials with a modern touch create a nostalgic yet one-of-a-kind atmosphere.
A solid wood presentation area resembling the oceanic nature of our nation, whilst the flowers thriving in the forests morphs into scattering mosaics all over the pavement.
The booths constructed out of vintage brick grilles not only eliminates the restriction of a closed space but also funnels in shifting lights and shadows, adding a further layer to the space and design.
Dimensions & Packaging
58 square meters indoors, 39 square meters outdoors, Product display area, Counter, 2 balconies, 1 restroom
Tags
Brick grille, mosaic, rattan weaving, spiritual property, retail space, Shanmu, Shanmudao
Production Technology
The pavement draws attention with great areas of mosaics, whilst the all-titanium-plated customized door frame suspends the magnificent aura.
Inside the store, cabinet doors all utilize rattan wearings of Taiwanese tradition, furthermore, logo walls and product display cabinets use a lot of stone paint to set off the quality of the business.
Meanwhile, nostalgic brick grilles and sheers carve up the different spheres in the booths.
Design Challenge
Enrich the visual experience, we add a lot of design ingenuity to the floor.With customize hexagonal mosaics to present the flowers.
Due to a spatial constraint, we choose vintage brick grilles and sheers to divide the booths. Airiness levitates ease of claustrophobia whilst allowing natural light to freely scatter through the grilles.
On the pavement, vintage bricks and logo are inlaid into the terrazzo, resulting in a space passing down the lineage of Taiwan through the ever-changing times.
Research
Select the materials that best symbolizes the brand’s values and accentuate their key properties.
Combining the traditional building materials commonly seen in Taiwan with the cutting edge ones used today, a rich visual feast shall be deduced.
Inspiration
This project is the founding store for a Taiwanese wedding cookies, whose product utilities multiple Taiwanese elements as well as incorporating trendy packaging.
Our design serves as a continuation of the brand concept which introduces the forests and flowers of Taiwan into the space with a visual hint.
Fresh spaces and Taiwanese building materials from yesteryear's are combined to link up the old and the new, culminating in the unparalleled elegance unique to Taiwan.
Project Duration
The project started in February 2020 and finished in July 2020, Taichung City.
Operation Flow
The entrance begins our journey in the form of a mosaic artwork,
another elaborate mosaic pattern lies under the island-shaped solid wood presentation area.
Accompanied by a soft and romantic arch-shaped showcase, Elegant cabinet doors interspersed with Taiwanese rattan weavings, the tasting booths surrounded by the vintage brick grilles.
Moving line connects the way to the outdoor greenery and returns to the indoor area, visual experience which connects the old and the new, comes to an end.
Patents
FULLHOUSE INTERIOR DESIGN LTD.
Team Members
Chia-Lun Chan
Image Credits
Photographer: Devin Huang, 2020
Video Credits: Shanmu, 2021

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