The Mermaid's Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìtumọ̀ Inú Ilé Ibùgbé by Marty Chou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IrinInú Ilé· 2020
The Mermaid's Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìtumọ̀ Inú Ilé Ibùgbé
by Marty Chou
Client: Ms. Lee
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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About The Mermaid's Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìtumọ̀ Inú Ilé Ibùgbé
Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Mermaid's jẹ́ ìtumọ̀ inú ilé ibùgbé fún ilé pẹ̀tẹ́ẹ̀sì kan ti onígun mítà 90 ní Taiwan. A ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ àyè náà gẹ́gẹ́ bí ibi ìṣẹ̀ǹbáyé fún àwọn àkójọpọ̀ ẹni tí ó ni ilé náà, dípò gẹ́gẹ́ bí ilé alábùgbépọ̀ lásán. Àwòrán ẹja-obìnrin (mermaid) kan láti inú àkójọpọ̀ tuntun kan di kókó àárín gbùngbùn, tí ó ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ àwọ̀ tí ó fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ jẹ́ ọ̀kan-ṣoṣo (semi-monochrome) àti ojú-ọjọ́ tí ó dákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́. A lo ìlànà mọ́ọ́lù ìgbàanì gẹ́gẹ́ bí ohun èlò ìṣẹ̀ǹbáyé. Àwọn ìlà tààrà (vertical lines) mú kí àyè náà fara hàn bí ó ti ga jù bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ, wọ́n sì fi àwọn ìlẹ̀kùn yàrá àti àwọn kọ̀ọ̀kà ìpamọ́ pamọ́ dáadáa. A fi àwọn iṣẹ́ ojoojúmọ́ pamọ́ láti jẹ́ kí ìwòye jẹ́ rírọrùn. A yan àwọn ohun èlò ilé (furniture) láti fi ìyàtọ̀ hàn láàrín àwọn àwòrán tààrà àti àwọn tí ó rìbìtì.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
The Mermaid's Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìtumọ̀ Inú Ilé Ibùgbé 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 The Mermaid's Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìtumọ̀ Inú Ilé Ibùgbé 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 The Mermaid's Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Ìtumọ̀ Inú Ilé Ibùgbé 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
- During the design, came a new collection - a little Mermaid. Her serene quality caught me and my mind started to evolve around her. She became the focal point and anchor of the space, the tone of the ambiance, and the source of the semi-monochrome palette.
In the end, the entire space is the extend-dimension of this fantastical creature. She is the soul of this space; the soul that reflect the essence of the elegant lady. - Dimensions & Packaging
- The interior space is 90 square-meter.
- Tags
- Interior design, Home Gallery, Modern Classic, Minimalism, monochrome space, monochrome palette, Taiwan
- Production Technology
- The classical molding here is used not merely as decoration but more as a design tool. Its vertically stretching quality makes the space appears to be higher than it actually is. It also hides away the doors of rooms and storage cabinets, unified and simplified the visual elements, and create a sense of serenity and calmness for the space.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge of this project is about finding balance, mainly between practicality and fantasy, decorative and minimal, classical and modern.
- Research
- This project is an experiment of utilizing the owner's collection not merely as ornament, but to be the main concept and inspiration of the space. And also, to incorporate the owner's fascination of classical molding into contemporary design.
- Inspiration
- In the beginning, the owner of this apartment, an elegant and beautiful lady, told me that she would like to live in a place, where its ambiance is ambiguous, less like a home, more like a sanctuary in dream, in which she could be isolated and indulged with her on-going collections in this timeless, sacred space.
- Project Duration
- The project started in July 2017 in Taiwan and finished in June 2018.
- Operation Flow
- To respond to the owner's wish to live in a not-home-like place, I conceive the entire space as a gallery of her collections and display of her taste. Daily function and storage are hidden away to create a sense of optimal airy-ness, so the eyes only see the most essentials. Furniture selection focuses on the quality of contrast between straight and curve, thick and thin, light and heavy, as they are displayed sculptural pieces. As for the Mermaid, its elements are used throughout the entire space; the choice of materials, the fabrics, and colors, are all inspired by her.
- Image Credits
- Photo Credit: Kyle Yu Photo Studio
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