Cozy Life Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àyè Iṣẹ́ Àjọpín by Fei-Lung Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IrinInú Ilé· 2023
Cozy Life Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àyè Iṣẹ́ Àjọpín
Client: JR.Studio
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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About Cozy Life Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àyè Iṣẹ́ Àjọpín
Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Cozy Life jẹ́ àyè iṣẹ́ àjọpín tí a ṣẹ̀dá nínú ilé kan tí ó wà létí ọ̀nà, tí ó ti lé ní ogójì ọdún ní Taiwan. Ìtòlẹ́sẹẹsẹ gígùn àti tóóró náà dín iye ìmọ́lẹ̀ oòrùn kù, nítorí náà, a yọ àwọn ògiri ìpínyà kúrò, a sì gé àwọn ojú-ọ̀nà sí ilẹ̀ ilé náà, tí a fi dígí bò wọ́n láti mú ìmọ́lẹ̀ ọ̀run wọ̀ láti orí patio tí ó wà lókè ilé wá. Igi tí a tún lò, dígí àti àwọn àwo amọ̀ ni a lò láti pa ìwà ìrántí ilé àtijọ́ náà mọ́. Ilẹ̀ àkọ́kọ́ ní kafe àti bàrà, nígbà tí àwọn ilẹ̀ tí ó wà lókè ní ilé-iṣẹ́ ìyàwòrán, àwọn àyè iṣẹ́ ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀, àti ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ yoga tí ó tún lè gba àwọn ìtọ́jú àti ìjíròrò.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Cozy Life Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àyè Iṣẹ́ Àjọpín jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Cozy Life Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àyè Iṣẹ́ Àjọpín yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Cozy Life Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Àyè Iṣẹ́ Àjọpín nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The three-story house is more than 40 years old and it is a common narrow streetside building in early Taiwan. The long layout is both a strength and a drawback. Because it has sufficient depth, it can be planned into different areas to meet the needs of the client. However, the long and narrow space also causes a lack of natural light, resulting in a dark interior. To deal with these disadvantages, the designer reshapes the space by changing the routes, removing partitions, creating a patio, and enhancing lighting to form a brighter look and improve functionality
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project has four floors with a total area of 396.6 square meters, with a single floor area of approximately 99.1 square meters. The first floor is a cafe and seating area, the second floor is a photography studio and private rooms, the third floor is a separate work area and private rooms, and the top floor is a yoga studio which can also be used as an exhibition hall or lecture venue and a terrace. The designer plans different functions for each floor so that the artists and freelancers can exchange their network and creativity.
- Tags
- Old house, shared space, vintage, nostalgia, light and shadow effects.
- Production Technology
- The client expects the designer to fully express the characteristics of the old house. Therefore, the designer uses recycled wood instead of metal components to control the budget and echo the atmosphere of the space, thus creating an image of the nostalgic era. Equally important, the glass and tiles play an important role in the space. They reinforce the vintage style that the client desires and remove visual barriers from the shared areas above the second floor, making it for more people to be in the space together at the same time.
- Design Challenge
- With a limited budget, the challenge for the project is to adjust the interior layout of the traditional narrow streetside building to bring in natural light while setting up themes for the second, third, and top floors to maximize every inch of space. Moreover, transforming a residential building into a commercial space requires an eye-catching plan. The designer creates an old-fashioned bar on the first floor and replaces the windows on the facade and the doorway to the second floor, adding brick walls, signs, and other items to form a distinctive style to attract customers.
- Research
- Although the client likes the old house, he also understands there are many layout flaws in the long and narrow street-side building. The designer's core idea is to create smooth routes within a limited budget, to meet the needs of freelancers, to create an aesthetic in harmony with the history of the house, to reverse the dark impression of the interior, and to renovate it into a bright, experimental, and interesting space. The designer uses pure materials, including recycled wood, glass, and tiles, with a variety of light sources to create a subtle, timeless, and charming look.
- Inspiration
- The client is fascinated by the old house and expects a multi-functional shared space in the center of the city where artists could gather in a quiet and comfortable environment to express their creativity. At the same time, the client wants to preserve the traces of the old house. To achieve these requirements, the designer uses recycled wood, glass, and tiles to create a nostalgic atmosphere without altering the original structure while creating separate work areas yet linking people together.
- Project Duration
- The project finished in May 2021 in Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- To eliminate the oppressive feeling of the long and narrow layout, the designer removes the wooden partitions to create a spacious and open space and then uses wood and glass to create a nostalgic and independent work area. In addition, the designer cuts out holes in the floors and inserts large pieces of glass to bring in natural light from the patio on the top floor, then installs different lighting fixtures to create a charming atmosphere with a retro and post-modern style. The red brick walls, stone flooring, and newly applied red and white tiles perfectly reflect the unique traces of the old house.
- Team Members
- Fei-Lung Huang
- Image Credits
- JR.Studio
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