Floral Palace Residence by Sin Hao Chen

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DESIGN DETAILS

DESIGN NAME:
Floral Palace

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Residence

INSPIRATION:
The living room is lined with green walls and wallpaper with blooming white flowers. The transparent glass door in the bathroom allows people to see the bright turquoise and tropical plant patterns within right away, which corresponds to hotel rooms where the client stays on business trips, like a gorgeous, exotic manor. The foundation of the bedroom is pure white walls and black glass with a touch of pastel violet flowers on the wallpaper, simple yet warm like a small but cozy greenhouse.

UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The designers decided on the overall style according to the client's lifestyle, creating a sense of depth in the space: the circulation from the front door to the bedroom is planned to be as if the client came home from work or a business trip, like going through an exquisite garden and a gorgeous manor and all the way to a cozy greenhouse. Throughout the flower-surrounded route, the designers were able to bring about a layered visual experience with the transition of spatial functionalities.

OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION:
The green walls and white floral wallpaper in the living room with the wooden floor and base cabinets giving off a natural and calm atmosphere. The transparent glass door in the bathroom allows people to see the bright turquoise and tropical-plant-patterned tiles within right away. The sliding doors and wardrobes in the bedroom are made of black glass. The slightly translucent material retains visual depth while also providing a concealing effect, establishing a quiet and peaceful visual experience. Moreover, through the pairing and coordination between the partition wall and the fixed furniture, the storage function is greatly improved.

PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION:
The project completion date is January 2020and location in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan

FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY:
Interior Space and Exhibition Design

PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY:
The bedroom uses the sliding door with black glass, the material with slight pervious to light can retain visual and also conceal effect. There are blue-green kiln burnt bricks on the bathroom wall, by using the natural difference color, increases a vision layering feeling. The flower wall in the living room and bedroom, it is the unique design for the customer, the material also facilitates the maintenance.

SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES:
The interior design area is approximately 32 square meters and the layout arrangement includes a living room, kitchen, bedrooms, and bathrooms.

TAGS:
Limited space, Storage, Color blocks, Flowers, Custom-made, Southeast Asian elements

RESEARCH ABSTRACT:
The designers specifically placed kitchen and bathroom in the center as an intermediary space between the living room and bedroom. Horizontal sliding doors made of black glass are utilized in the bedroom. When closed, the slightly translucent material retains visual depth while also providing a concealing effect; when opened, it will be hidden in the compartment wall. A hotel-style transparent glass door is installed in the bathroom to heighten the sense of spaciousness. The walls are tiled with turquoise kiln-fired tiles which help create a sense of depth with their slight difference in color.

CHALLENGE:
The case is only 32 square meters, by the overall space, the construction team of different types of work must be carried out in batches, there are also restrictions on the number of people. Therefore, the time schedule should be very tight, and considering the cohesion of materials, make a perfect plan for the construction period, pay close attention to the construction progress of each type of work, and communicate with the client immediately, so as to complete the construction before the time limit that the client wishes to move in.

ADDED DATE:
2020-03-26 08:44:54

TEAM MEMBERS (1) :
SIN HAO CHEN, WEI JIE SYU

IMAGE CREDITS:
CHUANG JIE QIU

CLIENT/STUDIO/BRAND DETAILS

NAME:
Ohdesign Co., Ltd.

PROFILE:
The wood on the cow's shoulder is called as “e” in Chinese and serves as an important link between two cows. The original intention of Ohdesign is to connect place and life through aesthetics. Then understand the problem, solve the problem, and in the process of solving the problem, using the local elements as the application material, learn to activate the local life through aesthetics and design, solve the life problem, promote the local cultural brand, this is the name origin and also the core value of Ohdesign.

AWARD DETAILS
	Floral Palace Residence by Sin Hao Chen is Runner-up for A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category, 2019 - 2020. · Read the interview with designer Sin Hao Chen for design Floral Palace here. · Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Sin Hao Chen. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Sin Hao Chen.