The Woody Aroma of Cypress Yokuhlala by Yu-Shan Liu

The Woody Aroma of Cypress Yokuhlala by Yu-Shan Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ingaphakathi Competition Category.

IbhulonziIngaphakathi· 2023

The Woody Aroma of Cypress Yokuhlala

by Yu-Shan Liu

Client: Dreamer Interior

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About The Woody Aroma of Cypress Yokuhlala

Ephefumulelwe ukuxhumana phakathi komnikazi kanye nemvelo yendawo, inani lalesi sikhala lidalwa ngokusebenzisa izinto zemvelo kanye namaqoqo. Izungezwe amagugu obuciko bezithombe ezibaziwe zokhuni zomnikazi, iflethi eligcwele iCypress lenzelwe umbhangqwana enhlokodolobha yaseTaiwan, elinikeza umuzwa wokuvuleleka nobuhle. Ifulethi elingamamitha-skwele angama-225 lihlotshiswe ngamakhasimende' amagugu omlando ayigugu, ahlanganiswe kokubili ngokuhlobisa futhi cishe kusukela phansi kuya ophahleni.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

The Woody Aroma of Cypress Yokuhlala iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. The Woody Aroma of Cypress Yokuhlala ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. The Woody Aroma of Cypress Yokuhlala iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Inspired by the connection between the owner and the geographical environment, the value of the space is created by several natural materials and collections. Brings cypress into the home, the client, who has been storing “Formosan Cypress” for more than thirty years. The project is to refurbished the 225 square meters apartment with the clients’ precious historical treasure both decorative and practical. After combining clients’ expectation, it took the team 8 months to complete the modern prime location apartment.
Dimensions & Packaging: This is a 225 square meters flat
Tags: Marble, wood, Interior design, brass metal, Cypress
Production Technology: The main materials of this project are marble floor and wall, ceramic tile, wood, brass metal, and metal.
Design Challenge: The brief was simple, a space that contains “woods” while remaining modern uncluttered style. It is however not so easy when having a huge amount of wood into a stylish space.
Research: Wood art pieces add an emotional link to family members and bear good memory while wood finishes and flooring bring warmth, marble is regarded as porous and soft that gives a luxurious feeling.
Inspiration: Surrounding with several owner’s wood sculpture art treasures, the Cypress filled flat is designed for a couple in the capital of Taiwan. openness and elegance. The purpose of this design is to bring wood into a flat while remains Modern. The interior is equipped by different styles and colours based on the couple’s characteristic, but with the same elements, wood and stone.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan, and was completed in January 2022.
Operation Flow: The core of the flat, TV wall has been placed with a rare Tiffany Blue Marble from Brazil that creates an elegant vibe and given an upgrade with the space. Wood has also been used throughout the entire apartment in order to meet the clients’ expectation, from the ceiling to the floor, not only beautiful, but practical. Wood cabinetry turns storage into design, wood element moving from the ceiling decorated with the cypress wood to the worktop in the kitchen, last but not the least, Cypress dining table is perfect for entertaining while offering natural and humanistic atmosphere. Stone symbolises solidity and wood brings an automatic warmth and cosiness, together, creates a space that matched the character of its owner.