Awakening of Insects 住宅室內設計 by Yu Ouyang

Awakening of Insects 住宅室內設計 by Yu Ouyang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

鐵室內· 2025

Awakening of Insects 住宅室內設計

by Yu Ouyang

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Awakening of Insects 住宅室內設計

《驚蟄》係一個喺中國深圳設計嘅私人住宅項目。呢間屋嘅建築面積為150平方米,分為兩層佈局。透光物料以傳統窗花格局為靈感,令自然光線可以深入室內空間。後加嘅樓板同重新設計嘅樓梯令垂直動線更加順暢,同時保留咗原有嘅樓底高度。傢俬尺寸、樓梯細節同裝飾圖案均為度身訂造。整個設計方案將東方空間層次感同西方結構原理融為一體。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Awakening of Insects 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Awakening of Insects 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。Awakening of Insects 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

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

Unique Properties: Emphasizedinnovation in daylight optimization("light-permeable materials", "deep natural light penetration")
Highlighteduser-centric circulation("streamlined structural planning", "smoother vertical circulation")
Stressedcultural hybridity("East-meets-West elements", "cross-cultural dialogue")
Balancedtechnical precision("proportional dialogue", "topological refinements") withemotional resonance("poetic, culturally resonant habitats")
Dimensions & Packaging: The building has a gross floor area of 150 square meters and is divided into two levels.
Tags: Private Residence Design, Retro Style, Eclecticism, Home Furnishings, Residence
Production Technology: This project incorporates specially customized elements across material selection, dimensional specifications, and stylistic treatments to ensure optimal adaptation to the spatial requirements. Key components such as the configuration of staircases, dimensions of furniture, and patterns and proportions of decorative artwork are meticulously tailored to harmonize with the architectural environment.
Design Challenge: This project involves the construction of a post-installed floor slab, where determining the compatibility between structural configuration, elevation positioning, functional requirements, and spatial perception presents a significant challenge. During the slab construction process, it is critical to maximize spatial ceiling height while integrating lighting systems, water supply pipes, and sewage drainage pipelines. These installations must be meticulously planned during the structural renovation phase. Additionally, comprehensive coordination of detailed specifications—including slab formwork design, material selection, and utility routing—must be finalized during preliminary planning stages to ensure seamless execution and optimal spatial performance.
Research: This project aims to explore the integration of design languages across diverse cultural contexts and historical eras within the Chinese context. While there is a growing preference among young Chinese for retro aesthetics, particularly French-inspired styles, our design philosophy prioritizes a contemporary exploration rooted in China's current cultural landscape. By seamlessly integrating modern design principles with traditional Chinese cultural elements and drawing on the strengths of Western influences, we seek to develop a cohesive design language that resonates with China's unique sociocultural identity and spatial narratives.
Inspiration: This project draws inspiration from the interplay between cultural heritage and technological innovation. Motivated by the need to revitalize traditional craftsmanship in contemporary contexts, the design reinterprets regional spatial paradigms through modern structural logic. The spatial narrative emerges from reconciling dualities: light permeability informed by vernacular latticework, fluid circulation reimagining ceremonial pathways, and material dialogues bridging artisan techniques with parametric precision. By synthesizing Eastern spatial hierarchy with Western tectonic principles, the scheme transforms functional constraints into poetic spatial experiences, proposing cross-cultural sustainability for urban dwellings.
Project Duration: The project commenced in Shenzhen, China in August 2023 and concluded in November 2024.
Image Credits: Picture 1-5:Photographer KaiFeng Zhu 2025