DESIGN NAME: Arc Village Studio
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Interior Design
INSPIRATION: Concept of arc village - " Village is a clustered of human settlement and symbolize for a communication of space. In our mind, we've got a simple and poetic image with a few village house surrounded by a little creek; a full moon is appeared to shine and light the skies, creating a dancing shadows of trees. "
Arc and round corners enhanced the fluidity and smoothness of the space, create a working space connecting with the living room harmoniously.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: We transformed a 606 sq. flat into a combined living & working studio, with a clustered of arc frame and round-corner cabinetry to form a village- like communion.
" Fluidity, openness, brightness and tidiness" would be achieved in this project.
Round corners enhanced the fluidity of space, create a working space connecting with the living room harmoniously. Most of the brick wall previously was demolished and the adoption of open plan help admitting natural light and create depth of space.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Under the window, an curvy seat- level cabinetry is elongated from the working space and transformed into the TV cabinetry of the living room. Slots with lighting and copper platform are integrated to allow more display area.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The design stage started in June 2017 and the construction at August 2017, completed on January 2018 in Hong Kong.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Wood veneer and marble
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: In the corridor, a tree- like white wooden enclosure is wrapping from the corridor and extending into the top cabinetry of the living room. A " full- moon " lighting is integrated in the roof cabinet in corridor to light up the space.
TAGS: Fluidity, openness, brightness, tidiness
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Our research method is by searching for similar small unit types which combined living and working on web. Also, we keep on communicate with client to understand about their usual living.
Hong Kong is famous for its expensive cost of rent and this create a trend of working co-exist with living to help save the cost recently. However, many of the cases have sacrificed the spacial quality of both area.
We hope this project could demonstrate the quality which work and live is connecting harmoniously.
CHALLENGE: The main challenge is in the working space. A village house- shaped arc frame seating on a bar table act as a gateway connecting the working and living space. Round corner wooden cabinetry is wrapping up every space to hide all messy storage and create scattered wooden block in a mood of village. Mable finish wall, dining table and sliding table act as a highlight of the space.
The working space is located at the end of the room and so certain privacy is retained, at the same time, the working desk is in a location which still could spot the TV.
All the windows are opened up into the room to maximize the daylight.
ADDED DATE: 2018-08-17 04:15:55
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Creative Director: Patrick Lam
IMAGE CREDITS: Patrick Lam, 2018
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