DESIGN NAME: Apartment in Sha Tin
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Residential Interior
INSPIRATION: The design are inspired by the owner’s favorite gear, his bicycle. He and his partner are health-conscious and sports lover. They love to take a ride when they are off work. To him, the two-wheel equipment is more than just a sport instrument but also a part of his life. So he request us to put this as a design element at the very beginning of the design stage.
This apartment has more than 30 years old at the time it handover to its new owner. The interior covering in the 80’s style and heavily depreciated. The new owner expect a new definition of the space which provides a better usability and the functionality.
This apartment can be divided into two sections, a public area and a personal space, or you can consider them as the front and back stage. Designer almost pull down all the partitions inside the house to fit with the need of the new owner. The public area combines three functions, greeting friends, home office and physique training; Private area is where only belong to the owner, where he relax and gear up for the other day.
The partitions of the public area is far more than the word, fun, it is not overstated even if you call it as an art installation. The focal point is the three revolving partitions that separate the training room from the dining area. It is inspired by the rotating wheels of the owner’s favorite bicycle. It is also hanged on the wall as a showcase of his passion. The study are separated by large grey-toned glass panels and make one room connected with another. These partitions provide a flexibility, making every move means something to the space.
The private space is like a hidden treasure in the deepest part of the apartment. Open up the concealed door at the study and take your step into the private section of the house. The classic Eames Lounge comes into your eyes, imagine the apartment owner lying there with a few pages of the latest sport magazine before he go to rest. Another side of this area is an upscale, boutique-like wardrobe and a semi-open bathroom. We can look into the bathing zone through the grey-colored glass panel from the bedroom, sharing the greenery of the other side of the room.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The flexibility provided by the sets of partition
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: What we consider to be the most important is how the family is going to live in the space. So we always start with what they are going to use the space for and then we will try to realize what they want to have and work out the best solution for them.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project took 7 months to finish and located in Sha Tin of Hong Kong
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: -
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TAGS: bicycle, sports, masculine, passion, interior, space
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: We are using in-depth interview to our client to dig deep for what they truly need
CHALLENGE: -
ADDED DATE: 2015-02-27 07:06:45
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : COMODO Design Team
IMAGE CREDITS: Trio Photo
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