DESIGN NAME: Subtle Undertones
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Residential interior design
INSPIRATION: The long, two-section entryway has an inner part with walls paved with large sheets of eco-friendly, waterproof plaster. Hardwood sliding door that is partly see-through ushers in from the other side ample sunlight, which is reflected on the family emblem on the floor symbolic of family continuity. A sense of ritual is thus presented, and the interior and exterior of the space are defined, quietly accentuating how extraordinary the house is.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Located in the harbor city of Kaohsiung, Subtle Undertones is a four-story-and-a half house that is newly completed. The homeowner couple, both having a background in architecture, especially loves the Japanese style and veins of natural stone. Accordingly, these elements are applied to the design of the entire house, shaping a natural living environment of pure equanimity and magnificence.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: To meet the needs of entertaining relatives and friends, the kitchen has an open-plan layout, with its large customized floating ready-made cabinets lessening visual burden. The extended dining table can double as a long desk, thereby transformed into a highly efficient workplace in close correspondence with the homeowner couple’s architectural professionalism. It not only is ideal for discussions of a blue print to satisfy user requirements but makes the best of the space.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Up the steps of the entryway and further into the house, wooden grille is also adopted on the ceiling and is reflected on the gray-gloss cabinetry, forming a large n shape that covers the entire room. The striking veins of the black-and-white marble TV wall with iron attachments become the focal point of the public area. What’s more, the slanting protrusion at the end of the TV wall not only makes for further storage but heightens three-dimensionality. Below the audio-visual cabinetry is stone material whose veins form a V shape, symbolic of victory, with those on the TV wall. Ingenuity of the design is evident in every subtle detail.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: A four-story-and-a half house
TAGS: Mütter Design Co., Ltd.
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Display cabinets for designer goods rarely seen in regular residences are perfectly presented in this house. Nestled behind the TV wall in the master bedroom is a vast dressing room with three rows of closets and display cabinets. Enclosed cabinetry alternates with open shelving, and dark tones are adopted to create low-profile luxuriousness. LED track lights are built in to enrich visual effects, while transparent glass sliding doors safeguard the hostess’s collection of boutique goods.
CHALLENGE: As the building lot is not even and square, the designer cleverly transforms the deformed pieces of land into sections for vista and storage. The storage space at the end of the hallway has cabinetry whose exterior resembles a modern painting formed with wooden geometric pieces. Storage function is thus integrated into installation art, and the negative visual effects of the distorted land are successfully eliminated.
ADDED DATE: 2021-03-31 07:54:57
TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Kai Yuan Cheng and Chia Chieh Liu
IMAGE CREDITS: Kai Yuan Cheng , 2020.
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