DESIGN NAME: Gable House
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Multifunctional Office
INSPIRATION: The owner of the space hopes to create a concise elegant and comfortable area, including office, entertainment and exhibition. A longitudinal channel and a high wall divide this open area into four parts, there is no bound limit in order to get the best perform of this space. When people looking through the mirror panels, they can look at each other or try get back to the reality with a paradox doubt. According to the existence of all objects, the host shows how they normally work while holds an open mind enjoying flourishing and experienced environment at the same time and get an enhancement
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The architect marked the wall by shallow reddish blond, divided it into several pieces and distributed all to different levels of the office vertically, the biggest wall for the image of house gable doors and windows not only obscures the feeling of outside and inside but also embodies the nature of the inside-architect and structure itself. Different layers of grind glass and paint walls can be spelled into a complete rectangle, to keep the integrity of the content and ensure not to block the sun light in south. The revolving central mirror gate and mirror stainless steel frame reflect lights and images. This space tried to encourage the users to a state of mild discomfort, by allowing any vivid activities at any time, to gain an emotional tension to feel and experience inner prosperity.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: located on the 15th floor, a tranditional business office in a old residential building in the center of Beijing city
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: No.8, east rd. Beijing, China
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Different layers of frosted glass and light ocher wall parts were pieced together into a complete rectangular wall with the same materials in order to maintain the integrity, at the same time to obstruct southerly sunshine. With central rotating mirror door and mirrored stainless steels frame, this area can reflect lights and lines of sights from different angles, and also improved natural light for deeper parts of the office. In all, it brought experimental characteristic stimulants into the former solidified space and enhanced brightness for the environment.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: It is a certain intermediary between the users and indoor environment. Materials in the room are mutually contrasted on as well as dependent on each other to make their proper positions.
TAGS: interior, design, architect, construction, openness, loading, uninstalling, gable
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: "The ultimate goal of business is to benefit, income can bring prosperity, but benefit itself is not life prosperity. The prosperity of life comes from new experiences, including new environment, new problems, new observations and new opportunities that are inspired and shared with others." Edmund Phelps
CHALLENGE: According to proper existence, there is no limits in design definitions, the best is obtained. By multi-scale mirror effects, people who come in here and look at the others could examine themselves by watching, working, meeting while coexisting with their own doubts.
ADDED DATE: 2018-09-17 06:04:20
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Nolan Chao, Na Cheung
IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1,2,3,4,5: Yunpu Cai
Video: Yang Bo
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