Balance 公寓室内设计 by Cheng-En Wu and Shih-Yung Hung

Balance 公寓室内设计 by Cheng-En Wu and Shih-Yung Hung is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 室内空间与展览设计 Competition Category.

铁室内· 2021

Balance 公寓室内设计

by Cheng-En Wu and Shih-Yung Hung

Client: Studio 63

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 室内 Category

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The Design

About Balance 公寓室内设计

《平衡》是一处将私人住宅与家庭办公融为一体的公寓室内设计。这套168平方米的居所包含125平方米的室内空间和40平方米的绿意阳台。落地窗环绕各个房间,半透明百叶帘柔化了自然光线。低背家具与格栅书架保持了公共区域视线的通透,其中的餐桌兼会议桌既可用于商务洽谈,也可招待亲友。嵌入式搁架既提供了收纳空间,也为家中的猫咪留出了自由探索的天地。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Balance 公寓室内设计是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Balance 公寓室内设计将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Balance 公寓室内设计因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This home office and residence in a high rise apartment building features floor to ceiling glass windows throughout the apartment as well as cat friendly furniture, shelving, and other spaces. This apartment provides both a clean working living area that invites clients in a professional atmosphere as well as family visitors in a more intimate, comfortable setting. Low backed and unobstructive furnishings combined with the floor to ceiling windows provide a greater sense of space.
Dimensions & Packaging: This 168m2 residence includes 125 m2 of indoor space and 40m2 of outdoor balconies surrounding the apartment on all sides with green space; the layout includes a master bedroom with en suite, a yet to be furnished guest or kids room, a half bath and an open kitchen, living room and dining room area.
Tags: residence, apartment, home office, green space, minimalist, modern
Production Technology: Minimalist design elements allow for a clean and efficient allocating of space. A low backed sofa welcomes guests, while not disrupting the line of sight, and patterned echoing the lattice bookshelf unit unifying the public space. The apartment finishes and furnishings draw on a pallet of dark browns, light grays, and white with stone and imported tile, mixed with brushed metal and baked enamel finishes. Built in shelving and workspaces are incorporated into the living room and bedrooms.
Design Challenge: The main challenge for this space was maintaining all floor to ceiling glass walls throughout the residence and making the best use of the remaining wall space for storage, cabinets, and other furnishings. Situating the kitchen along the main public space was another challenge, but a breakfast bar now provides a boundary between the spaces. Though bedrooms space is limited, the clients reduced each room and created a short hallway separating the two providing a sense of separation and privacy.
Research: The main planning for this space was the consideration of the layout to realize a multifunctional residential workspace for two designers. Some time was spent exploring particular lighting fixtures, especially the imported copper entryway wall lamp which projects eclipse like shadows. Other research went into cat friendly wall units and furnishings.
Inspiration: The main inspiration is a living and workspace for a couple who are both designers. Preserving private spaces while opening up a public work and meeting space was elemental in the open layout of the residence. Merging the indoor with the outdoor space, translucent blinds cover large windows opening on balconies with greenery. Integrating accessible open shelving and other cat friendly features were a requirement to provide ample exploration for the client cat.
Project Duration: This project finished in April 2020 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Entering the apartment, you are greeted a clean short hall with abundant natural light from floor to ceiling windows, and in the main public space the dining and conference table establishes this multifunctional space. The eye is drawn across the space to the far floor to ceiling glass wall, while a comfortable living room and waiting area welcomes visitors. In the back of the apartment, the two bedrooms are tucked away, and connected by a short hallway.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Studio 63, 2020.
Team Members: Chief Designer : Cheng-En Wu,
Chief Designer : Shih-Yung Hung
Image Credits: Photographer : Jackal Liu Phototography