White Home Primary Function: Ukuklama Kwangaphakathi Kwendlu Yokuhlala by Jackie Lai

White Home Primary Function: Ukuklama Kwangaphakathi Kwendlu Yokuhlala by Jackie Lai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ingaphakathi Competition Category.

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White Home Primary Function: Ukuklama Kwangaphakathi Kwendlu Yokuhlala

by Jackie Lai

Client: Mr Chow

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

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The Design

About White Home Primary Function: Ukuklama Kwangaphakathi Kwendlu Yokuhlala

White Home yukuklama kwangaphakathi kwendlu yomndeni engamamitha-skwele angu-120. Ingaphakathi lisebenzisa umbala omhlophe owodwa onefenisha egobile nezinsiza ezicwecwiwe. Imibala eqinile empunga yengeza umehluko futhi yenza ukubukeka kokubukeka njengasemtholampilo kube muhle. Ukhuni kwagwenywa ngokucela kwenikazi, ngakho kusetshenziswa isbuko esiqinile, insimbi nengilazi ukwenza indawo ibonakalise futhi ibonakale inkulu kakhulu. Izindonga zihlanganisa isbuko esiqinile nebhodi legypsum eyenziwe ngokwezifiso. Uhlelo lwekhaya oluhlakaniphile olunokukhanya okungenantambo luvumela umsebenzisi ukusetha isimo somoya kuwo wonke umzuzu. Amabhande okukhanya angeniswayo aholela endlini yokulala.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

White Home Primary Function: Ukuklama Kwangaphakathi Kwendlu Yokuhlala iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. White Home Primary Function: Ukuklama Kwangaphakathi Kwendlu Yokuhlala ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. White Home Primary Function: Ukuklama Kwangaphakathi Kwendlu Yokuhlala iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The concept is making use of monochromatic white color palette with futuristic furniture in white curve lines and sophisticated fittings with refined elegance and amazing visual presence. The house needs to be an immersive and experiential environment. The technology would play an important part with Smart Home system in place, with settings and wireless lighting system that lets the user to easily control lighting and create the right ambiance for every moment.
Dimensions & Packaging: 11000mm x 11000mm x 3000mm. 120 square metres
Tags: Dining table, Sculpture table, Bionic design, Ergonomic table, Elliptical furniture, Organic, future, kinetic design, streamlined, futuristic, solid surface, curve walls, parametric
Production Technology: With the applications of recessed light belts from Philips that illuminates to guide you to the bedroom, the interior must merge whole aspect of smart home technology. All these aspects were translated into an integral design where space, interior, furniture, media and interaction and technology merge. The house needs to be an immersive and experiential environment.
Design Challenge: The difficulty lies in the design of different materials to maintain the constant tonality, minimizing color differences as small as possible, bold tones of grey are added to provide the contrast needed to break away the ‘clinic’ look. Technology played an important part with Smart Home system in place, with settings and wireless lighting system that lets the user to easily control lighting and create the right ambiance for every moment. The system can produce colored lighting patterns that match the music from multi-users of Spotify.
Research: With the emphasis of ‘no wood’ criteria by the owner, the materials mainly used solid surfacing, metal & glass material which can make the space reflective and appear larger. The main material for creating the walls are made up of a mix of solid surfacing and customized gypsum board materials. The living cushion is made of high-elastic polyurethane foam with white leather upholstery. The matte surface on the ceiling and doors is of aluminum
Inspiration: Inspired by the Sci-Fi movie 'The Passengers' starred by Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, the family approached us to create a bold concept of their home where they can live in the future. The family was attracted by the sophisticated fittings with refined elegance and the amazing visual white presence.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 and to be finished by October 2019
Operation Flow: The concept must integrate the elements of both sense and sensibility, forms and functions. With the applications of recessed light belts that illuminates to guide you to the bedroom, the interior must merge whole aspect of smart home technology. All these aspects were translated into an integral design where space, interior, furniture, media and interaction and technology merge.
Image Credits: Edmund Ng