Dream On Umsebenzi Wangaphakathi Webha by Hsiang Hsieh

Dream On Umsebenzi Wangaphakathi Webha by Hsiang Hsieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ingaphakathi Competition Category.

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Dream On Umsebenzi Wangaphakathi Webha

by Hsiang Hsieh

Client: Wen Shan Hills Design Studio

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

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The Design

About Dream On Umsebenzi Wangaphakathi Webha

Dream On yindawo yangaphakathi yebha etholakala eYilan City, eTaiwan. Igumbi elincane elimile njengombhoshongo elingu-72 wamamitha ayisikwele liphenduke isigcawu sasemgwaqweni sangaphakathi esiphefumulelwe umdwebo iThe Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum kaVan Gogh. Imithombo yokukhanya ebonakalayo, amafasitela okuhlobisa, iziphakamo kanye namabhalikoni kusikisela umgwaqo okhanyayo ebusuku, kusekelwa uhlu lwemibala yasendulo enemibala eluhlaza okusagreen. Cishe amaphesenti angu-80 ezinto ezisetshenzisiwe zivela endaweni futhi eziningi zibuye zisetshenziswe kabusha. Izindonga zinikwe indawo engalingani ukuze kunciphiswe ukuduma kwezwi, ukuze izingxoxo zihlale zicace.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Dream On Umsebenzi Wangaphakathi Webha 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. Dream On Umsebenzi Wangaphakathi Webha 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. Dream On Umsebenzi Wangaphakathi Webha iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: In Yilan, Taiwan, there is one imaginative designer who loves the art works of Van Gogh so much, he decided to recreate the famous scene of the exotic, open-air cafe through this commercial bar refurbishment project. With the hand-picked elements extracted from local streets and architectural materials of the traditional Yilan area, this is a dare-to-dream figure puzzled up in modern transcreation, featuring decorative windows, frames and balconies. The design of the streetscape is also infused
Dimensions & Packaging: The overall interior space is 72 square meters, a corridor-like space with 4.2 meters in width, 15.4 meters in length, and the angled roof yields 4.3 meters to 5.3 meters in height. The rectangular bar is 110 cm in height, and the tables on the side are 5 cm higher than the tabletop on purpose, a perfect height when the bar is crowded with stand-up guests.
Tags: Bar, art, Van Gogh, tradition, local, modern, renovation, recycle, starry
Production Technology: 80% of the materials used are extracted from local, with massive amount of recycled materials used repeatedly, emphasizing that although the design is a newly constructed space, the negative impact toward the environment can still be reduced this way.

The decorative windows on the upper part of the wall are also from second-handed materials, retaining traced and scratched surface from the past, adding a touch of warmth and the depth of time into the space.

The wall has been well-treated with the concave and convex design method, addressing complicated wall decoration onto the surface. In addition to the suggestion of the street appearance, the white frame has the purpose of adjusting the reflection and resistance of the sound to make the sound energy distributed as evenly as possible, eliminating echoes bouncing over in a narrow space, and most importantly, allowing conversations to be heard.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge in design is the sound echoing in the rectangular space. Because the space is narrow and long, in order to avoid the acoustic wave reflecting on the flat surface, the wall has been deliberately designed to be uneven, avoiding the back-and-forth sound bouncing in between.
Research: To recreate the Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, an in-depth analysis was committed across the use of color, the spatial structure, and the arrangement of the painting. Elements were extracted from the painting and put into application, from the palette, the frames to the abstract balcony. The reflection of the ground light, the sense of the lines in the painting, and the distance between the seats are all results of the decomposition, which constitutes this Dream-on bar.
Inspiration: It all started with the painting of Van Gogh, The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, which triggered the imagination toward the look of the bar - an indoor street house that creates the exotic atmosphere that forms an imaginative open-air cafe. To achieve that, the starry sky and light reflection are paramount; therefore, in this bar design, numerous of reflective light sources are used to shape a bright street of the night, and the retro-inspired color palette mixed with mystic bluish-green al
Project Duration: This project finished in March 2017 in Yilan City in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: In general, a rectangular, corridor-shaped space is less preferred due to the physical limitation by nature, but the design of this bar retains the structure and transformed it into an indoor street house, and tables on the side are set in height for people to stand aside and walk in between the bar and the seating area. The width of the isle only allows one person to pass through, increasing intimacy and interactions in between guests.
Patents: The copyrights belong to Wen Shan Hills Design Studio, 2019.
Team Members: Chief Designer : Hsiang Hsieh
Image Credits: WSH