City Corner 住宅室內設計 by Chen-Yu Chiu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

鐵室內· 2021

City Corner 住宅室內設計

by Chen-Yu Chiu

Client: Unique Interior Design & Décor Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About City Corner 住宅室內設計

城市一角係一個位於新北市、面積約100平方米嘅住宅室內設計項目。原本狹長嘅格局限制咗自然採光同動線流通。設計團隊重新調整咗廚房同主臥室嘅方位，擴大窗口開口，並用鏤空櫃體作為隔間，令日光可以深入房間內部。灰色塗料牆面、木紋磚、OSB實木纖維板、灰玻璃同啞光黑鐵，共同營造出帶有莫蘭迪色調嘅懷舊工業風格。隱藏式門片、可移動櫃體同懸掛式鐵架，則為空間增添咗靈活多變嘅收納機能。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

City Corner 住宅室內設計是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計City Corner 住宅室內設計將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。City Corner 住宅室內設計因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The design team then chose the Vintage Industrial Style as the design direction, in which, walls of the public area are plastered with gray paint to retain the rustic and old texture of the original space. The design team uses natural color light, transparent materials, rotate the direction of the kitchen and enlarging the window openings to improve the lighting of the original long and narrow space. By adopting Morandi tones, solid wood tone, gray materials, ironwork, and other materials, the space reveals a harmonious feeling of rustic nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: The designed area of the project is about 100 square meters, and the space has a long and narrow characteristic. Hence, the design team has arranged the functional zonings in a way that best suits the user's circulation and needs. Furthermore, creatively implemented the no wall idea to create a more complete and spacious living space compared to the original layout. The design team chose the Vintage Industrial Style as the design direction and adopts many rustic materials to show the richness of the layers under the same tone and different material combinations.
Tags: Vintage Retro Style, Industrial style, Turning design, Morandi color, OSB solid wood fiberboard.
Production Technology: Woodgrain tiles, Tiles, Composite super wear-resistant floor, Concrete, OSB solid wood fiberboard, Black matte roasted iron, Blackboard paint, Gray glass, Grey Mirror, E1 board, Customized Changhong Glass, Solid wood carved door, Teakwood, Gray ceramic glass, Solid wood fiberboard. Taking the Vintage Industrial Style as the main direction of this project and defining a unique spatial perception in a long and narrow space. The design team particularly selected natural materials with the wood tone, and through the characteristics of each material bring more functionality to the space.
Design Challenge: By thoroughly considering the people's movement circulation and the natural light source, the direction of the kitchen and master bedroom were reoriented, enlarging the size of the window size, and using hollow storage cabinets as space partition, which not only allowed the natural light to penetrate and continue into the room but as a result, also provided more seamless and unobstructed storage space, eliminating the inconvenience caused by the narrow and long original space.
Research: The design team took the original condition of the original site as a major consideration and established a smooth layout and circulation planning of each area in the long and narrow space, introduced the daylight and bringing out a warm feeling as the light penetrates into the space by the use of hollow cabinets and enlarged window openings. Used OSB solid wood fiberboard, wood grain tiles, gray-colored glass, grey mirror, and iron components to create a rustic look of the Vintage Industrial style design.
Inspiration: Inspired by the Vintage Industrial Style, the space adopts rustic material elements while controlling the lighting of the long and narrow space in order to maximize the natural light into the space. The design team implemented a smooth and coherent design approach, such as turning the space direction, enlarging the window openings, setting up hollow cabinets as storage space, and appropriately separates each area according to its function. The design also focuses on color matching combinations, so that a quiet and leisurely tone of the space is reflected in the calm and simple color palette.
Project Duration: The project was completed in July 2020 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The design team has adjusted the space layout and natural light to not only solve and eliminate the limitation of the existing narrow space, but also bring in the natural light to make the space well ventilated and comfortable. Inasmuch how to provide the client with enough storage space without giving too much abruptness to the space, was the top consideration of the design team since the beginning of the design process. In the space, hidden doors, hollow cabinets, movable cabinets, and hanging iron shelves are used to bring more convenience and flexibility to the space.
Team Members: Chen-Yu Chiu
Image Credits: Chuang Photo Studio