Enjoyment of Life 住宅住屋 by Chih Yi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

銅室內· 2023

Enjoyment of Life 住宅住屋

by Chih Yi Chen

Client: Studio J. tw

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Enjoyment of Life 住宅住屋

當人生踏入退休階段，告別繁忙嘅職場，累積落嚟嘅智慧同人生閱歷，往往需要一個更加穩定同內斂嘅居住環境。設計師最重要嘅任務，就係將居住者嘅個性同氣質融入生活空間之中。呢個案例以沉穩同謙遜為設計基調，並就往後數十年可能出現嘅需求，細心構思每一個細節。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Enjoyment of Life 住宅住屋是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Enjoyment of Life 住宅住屋將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Enjoyment of Life 住宅住屋出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: From the owner's and wife's living habits, the spatial circulation is re-planned and integrated into an open-plan living room, dining room, kitchen, master bedroom with dressing room and master bathroom, a second bedroom with bathroom, and a secondary bedroom.
Dimensions & Packaging: 149m2
Tags: Joy, Chih Yi ,Chen, Studio J. tw, Enjoyment of Life, Residential House
Production Technology: The entrance cabinet and the shoe stool are designed together, and independent lighting is set, which is easy to enter and exit, safe and secure. Floor tiles are used in the dust-fall area of the entrance, which is more convenient for maintenance and cleaning. The turning points of the wall cabinets in the entrance compartment and the walls of the open dining hall into the corridor are all trimmed with arc angles to minimize the probability of collision and injury caused by the moving line.
Design Challenge: Originally spanning between the guest and dining rooms and the cross beams running vertically through the kitchen and above the corridor, the ceiling and curved edges were treated with ingenious design. The lighting strips hidden in the ceiling from the dining room to the corridor are used to weaken the gap at the top space. The visual abruptness of the thick beam is then accurately decorated with light and shadow.
Research: The male host is generous and hospitable and sometimes needs to entertain relatives and friends. For this reason, the designer has set up a four-seater island bar in the kitchen, and the long dining table in the dining room can also accommodate six people. Coupled with the ample sofa seating in the living room, there is plenty of space for entertaining visitors.
This house can perfectly integrate the owner's personality and preferences into the space design and interpret the calm and pragmatic temperament with an open space.
Inspiration: When life enters the retirement stage, bid farewell to the busy workplace, and the accumulated wisdom and life experience often require a more stable and introverted living environment. The most important task of the designer is to integrate the personality and temperament of the occupants into the living space. This case is designed with calmness and modesty, and the details are thoughtfully conceived for the possible needs of the following decades.
Project Duration: The project finished in May 2022 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The open public space is dominated by grey, white and dark brown colours. The areas that often need to be cleaned, such as the entrance and kitchen, are laid with white floor tiles. The dark brown wood veneer pattern of the entrance and dining room wall cabinets echoes the living room floor and storage display cabinet. The dark grey kitchen utensils in the kitchen are connected with the main stone-patterned TV wall in the living room and the light grey cloth sofa.