The Bird Hide 住宅室内设计 by Tommy Hui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 室内空间与展览设计 Competition Category.

铜室内· 2021

The Bird Hide 住宅室内设计

by Tommy Hui

Client: T.B.C. Studio

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 室内 Category

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The Design

About The Bird Hide 住宅室内设计

在香港，拥有怡人景观的单位并不多见。如何才能很好地利用这一景观作为家居特色呢？位于南区的住宅单位由TBC Studio设计。设计灵感来自于窗外的绿色景观。房子里大量使用了暖木色，客厅靠窗的地方特意订了一排柜子，让主人可以舒服地坐在窗边欣赏美丽的风景，有种置身其中的感觉。观鸟屋

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

The Bird Hide 住宅室内设计是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计The Bird Hide 住宅室内设计将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。The Bird Hide 住宅室内设计出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The designer designed a row of sitting cabinets by the window, so that the flat owner can sit by the window and enjoy the scenery. On the other hand, the living room of the unit itself is relatively narrow and has a greater sense of pressure, which affects the experience of viewing the scenery. To this end, the designer removed the original partition wall between the living room and the kitchen and changed it to a glass wall to divide the two sides. In this way, the light in the living room and the kitchen can communicate with each other, and the view of the living room is thus widened, and it feels more open and refreshing.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area:
577 square feet
Tags: Bird Hide/ House/ Japanese/ Wood
Production Technology: The structure of the Bird Hide is mainly made of wood. Based on this, the designer covered the walls and cabinets in the living room with veneer, and laid wood-grain tiles on the floor, matching the wooden blinds of the windows and the natural hill scenery outside the windows.
Design Challenge: The flat owner is a young couple, they all like the natural feel of Japanese style. Therefore, in addition to a large number of warm wood colors, the designer also arranged some solid wood furniture in the lobby, such as dining tables, dining chairs and storage shelves, etc., to add a natural atmosphere through the texture of wood. In addition, the female head of the household will make some hand-made ornaments from time to time. The long table in the master room is set for her, so that she has enough space to put the props for making ornaments. Moreover, there is a set of decorative cabinets beside the long table to display the works of the female householder, which makes the room more personal.
Research: Bird Hide is a shelter, often camouflaged, that is used to observe wildlife, especially birds, at close quarters. Our idea is to direct the internal view to the window espeically once entering the flat to enhnce the work-life balance and atmosphere at home. The architectural angle is driven by the view to the landscape outside. A typical bird hide resembles a garden shed, with small openings, shutters, or windows built into at least one side to enable observation
Inspiration: Inspired by the green and oily hill scenery outside the window, a lot of warm wood colors are used in the house, and a row of cabinets is specially made by the window in the living room, so that the owner can sit by the window more comfortably and enjoy the scenery, feeling like being in the same space as in a Bird Hide, it's leisurely and contented.
Project Duration: Construction took around 4-5 months in total.
Operation Flow: In addition to a large number of warm wood colors, the designer also configured some solid wood furniture in the lobby, such as dining tables, dining chairs and storage shelves, to add a natural atmosphere through the texture of wood. In addition, the female head of the household will make some hand-made ornaments from time to time. The long table in the master room is set for her, so that she has enough space to put the props for making ornaments. Moreover, there is a set of decorative cabinets beside the long table to display the works of the female householder, which makes the room more personal.
Patents: Copyrights to T.B.C. Studio
Team Members: Tommy Hui
Image Credits: Copyrights to T.B.C. Studio