DESIGN NAME: Sanbenchianching
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Residential Apartment
INSPIRATION: In recent years with social development in Taiwan, there has been steep change in the way of working.The workspace expands from typical office to personal residence. And people at their middle years tend to pay more attention to healthy living, and focus on balance between self-disciplined work and leisure.
The designer’s task is to create a livable environment in response to these specific needs.Through thoughtful planning of layout and traffic flow, to satisfy the needs of working from home.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Create a residence with considerations on life vs healthy life; job function vs family leisure time; current regimen lifestyle vs future retirement life.
Evaluate setup of ventilation channels based on existing layout; select materials based on factors such as heat-insulating, energy-saving, etc. from environmental engineering point of view; envision a smooth traffic flow from telecommuter’s point of view.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Such new class of home workers requires a different residential planning. In this project, the interior space needs to support not only job functions but also the owner’s health preservation. It needs permeated with a sense of nature, so the owners can look forward to future retirement life.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: started in September 2016 in Taipei and finished in December 2016 in Taipei
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Create a space permeated with a sense of nature, utilizing stone collage wall and wood material. Put black iron pieces up TV wall to help display collections and create end view.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: In the living room, set up a tea station as a prep area for healthy Chinese herbal medicine teas. The tea station functions entirely, from tool storage, water purification, to teapot heating and water boiling.
TAGS: regimen,Traditional Chinese Medicine,sense of nature,freelancing,herbal medicine
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Aside from work, many offices in science and technology industry abroad have designated exercise areas for their software engineers to utilize so as to stay physically healthy. Apple Inc., the innovative leading tech giant, launched Apple Watch in 2015 to include a function of reminding the users to stand up and stretch every hour, which has become the best device for programmers. Meanwhile, the company’s new operational headquarters features slow walking trails throughout the campus so its employees are able to keep wellness via exercising.
CHALLENGE: Slow movement enabling cultivation of life is no longer limited to the retirees. It is also a task for the new generation of workers. The intent of planning is to establish a good example for home workers, by creating and encouraging an environment for movement.
ADDED DATE: 2018-09-19 05:01:49
TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Director:Chuang Hsiao cheng, Designer:Yen An Yen and Designer:Wang Tina
IMAGE CREDITS: Photographer /Lin fu Ming
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