Aesthetic Lab Yara Ikẹkọọ by Pei Ting Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IdẹInú Ilé· 2022
Aesthetic Lab Yara Ikẹkọọ
by Pei Ting Yu
Client: Taiwan Design Research Institute
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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About Aesthetic Lab Yara Ikẹkọọ
Aesthetic Lab jẹ́ yàrá tí a ṣe apẹrẹ rẹ̀ fún ẹ̀kọ́ ẹwà (aesthetic education) nínú ilé-ìwé kan ní New Taipei City, Taiwan. Àyè tó jẹ́ mítà onígun mẹ́rin 110 ní àwọn ògiri funfun, àjà àti ohun èlò, tí ó mú kí iṣẹ́ àwọn ọmọ akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ jẹ́ orísun àwọ̀ nínú yàrá náà. Àwọ̀ mẹ́rin ń sàn láti orí àjà sí ilẹ̀, wọ́n ń fi àmì sí àárín gbùngbùn àti ìwọ̀nba wúrà (golden ratio), tí wọ́n sì tún ń sìn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ohun èlò ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́. Erékùṣù àárín kan kó àwọn tẹ̀bù omi, àwọn ihò agbára àti ibi ìpamọ́ jọ ní àárín yàrá náà. Àwọn tábìlì àti àwọn àga tí a lè ṣíṣẹ́ pọ̀ ni a lè gbé lọ́fẹ̀ẹ́, tí ó mú kí yàrá náà bá iṣẹ́ àwùjọ, ẹ̀kọ́ àti ìfihàn mu.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Aesthetic Lab Yara Ikẹkọọ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Aesthetic Lab Yara Ikẹkọọ yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Aesthetic Lab Yara Ikẹkọọ ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The value of aesthetic education courses is gradually becoming acknowledged in education circles. We lead the way in advocating the transformation of classroom spaces for the purposes of aesthetic education and came up with the concept of Aesthetic Lab. The hope is that the classroom will become a place for student’s to seek and explore aesthetics knowledge, turning it into a receptacle for the chemical reaction between rational knowledge and perceptual imagination.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 110m2
- Tags
- Interior, Campus, Classroom, CMYK, Children, School,
- Production Technology
- The space adheres to the visual composition techniques of equal balance, centering, and symmetry, and applies the golden ratio to the dimensions of the items inside the classroom. While intangible concepts are conveyed to students, the flowing lines on the floor are a manifestation of the knowledge applied within the space. The four colors draw out the central axis of the space and the golden ratio, doubling as teaching materials for aesthetics exploration in the classroom. And since this classroom has already been imbued with rich knowledge, it is up to the students to come in and make discoveries.
- Design Challenge
- Communicating with the school took quite a bit of time. Our plan called for the placement of a six-meter central island and sink in the middle of the classroom, a design element that smashed people’s preexisting impressions of classrooms. But the main reason why discussions took so long was the break with convention in terms of layout and material usage. Thus, during initial discussions, there was a lot of apprehension about the classroom’s functionality, safety, and future maintenance, and we had to dedicate some time to building everyone’s confidence.
- Research
- We started off by studying the context of the development of aesthetics education in the curriculum of junior high and elementary schools in Taiwan. We found that what was most lacking was contact with aesthetics in daily life. Moreover, discussions with school officials revealed that aesthetics courses have become more and more diversified in recent years, extending beyond simply drawing pictures. Therefore, our design objective was to make this classroom a space that opens up more possibilities for the future. We also hoped that this classroom itself could serve as a teaching tool through which students can personally experience aesthetics. While in this space, students would be able to perceive the aesthetics principles that were purposely applied and also learn the concept that aesthetics coexists with rationality and sensibility. An additional objective was to do away with the students’ preexisting impressions of classrooms.
- Inspiration
- The first step of the transformation process was making the space a blank canvas. Encompassed by white interior walls and ceilings, children’s rich and diverse imaginations are able to run freely. Furthermore, in order to give students a more complete and pure visual experience, the colors of the space were strictly controlled, with all of the facilities and equipment inside the classroom rendered white.
- Project Duration
- The project completed in January 2021 in New Taipei City , Taiwan
- Operation Flow
- The only colors that were left to flow throughout the space were the four primary colors.
The colors flowing down from the ceiling are the visual focal point of the entire space. The central island integrates water faucets, outlets, storage space, and other functions in the center of the classroom. The purpose of centralized storage is to return the space to the users by maximizing the usage area and accommodating the moving of student desks and folding chairs used for meeting the needs of different course requirements. For example, the space appearance can be rearranged freely for the usages of small group creation, lectures, and exhibitions. During the modification of storage spaces, teachers were also advised to cooperate in using storage boxes to classify teaching materials and equipment. The placement of the storage boxes can be adjusted according to size and frequency of use in order to more effectively utilize teaching materials and avoid unnecessary clutter. Students can also use the top of the central island’s storage cupboard as a tabletop for project operations such as editing projects. Additionally, it can be used as a platform for the display of projects at semester-end exhibitions, wherein upon students’ replacing of the ceiling’s rail-mounted lights with projection lights to illuminate their projects, the classroom is transformed into an exhibition space. It is hoped that through the presentation of works in the exhibitions, students can achieve a new level of experience in aesthetics learning, and even connect it with life experiences. - Team Members
- Director: Yu, Pei Ting
- Image Credits
- Image : Photographer Jason Chen
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