Rebirth 重生：辦公室室內設計 by Shih Chieh Kao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

銀室內· 2020

Rebirth 重生：辦公室室內設計

by Shih Chieh Kao

Client: MoreIn Design

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Rebirth 重生：辦公室室內設計

「重生」係一個喺窄巷地下、樓齡四十年嘅倉庫內打造嘅辦公室室內設計。室內牆身經已拆除，令磚牆同石屎夾板外露，藉此改善通風、調節濕度並減少牆身發霉。玻璃同鐵件取代咗木工，令各部件可以拆除、回收再重用。玻璃入口將日光引入室內，連繫起室內外空間。一條鋪上木紋磚嘅走廊，將接待處同工作區連接起來。植物就喺牆縫之間生長。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Rebirth 重生：辦公室室內設計是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Rebirth 重生：辦公室室內設計將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Rebirth 重生：辦公室室內設計是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The forty years old warehouse is located on the first floor in a narrow lane. In the environment affected by orographical rain for years, it has the serious problem of wall mold. The designer dismantled interior walls to keep the brick walls and concrete plywood without additional decoration to allow more ventilation and adjust moisture. Carpentry is rarely used in the space. Instead, a large quantity of glass and iron pieces can be easily removed, recycled, reused to reduce pollution.
Tags: Interior, Design, House, Residence, Interior, Design, commercial space, Loft style
Production Technology: The entrance is built with glass and iron pieces to visually extend the outdoor and indoor space. The ceiling molding is dismantled to expose the track lights. The right side of the front field is reception. The fragmented red brick walls are preserved, and a large wood table is placed casually. On the left side, the open space displays some old things or the collected antique furniture. The back field is the office. The LED lights compose the major lighting. The custom made iron book shelves are accompanied by a ladder to create the European attic style. The concept of the green wall makes the space full of the natural vitality.
Design Challenge: None
Research: The glass door introduces the outdoor light to upgrade the indoor brightness. The wall surface is dismantled to keep the brick walls and concrete plywood without additional decoration to allow more ventilation, adjust moisture, and solve the problem of wall mold. Carpentry is rarely used. Instead, a large quantity of glass and iron pieces can be easily removed, recycled, and reused. The floor tiles in the toilet are preserved for the dogs while most of the public area is paved with the wood floor, which effectively defines the area for the pets to relieve themselves and maintain the cleanness.
The challenge is how to balance the visual beauty through the detailed embellishment after natural baring the basic structure of the concrete and brick wall without making the space look shabby and old.
Inspiration: The designer wants to keep the primitive ambiance of the indoor space and makes it into a studio. Dismantle all the walls and bare the basic structure of concrete and brick walls naturally. The embellishment of iron pieces, old things, dried flowers, and plants brings the boundless vitality. Some plants are grown in the seams of the walls, which has the spirit of returning to the nature and the metaphor for rebirth.
Project Duration: The project started in Sep. 2018 and finished in Mar. 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Glass is used to replace partition to prevent the distance between indoors and outdoors, and attract the passersby who may feel curious about the activities in the space. A corridor paved with the irregular wood pattern tiles connects the fields in the space. The most primitive look of the construction is kept. The arrangement of old things and antique furniture brings about a vintage style. The materials exhibition area is planned beside the window. In the experimental space, the owner will be able to imagine the details and feelings of the future house through the colors and textures.