Platinum Winner 2024 – Compact Living Design Category – The Beauty of Shared and Sheer Living - Architecture Collection
Platinum Winner of the Houzee Awards 2024

The Beauty of Shared and Sheer Living

Interior
Compact Living Design
Completed / Built
Professional Category

Architect / Designer:

YANG, JIA-CHENG|WANG, YIN-SHAN

Studio:

ART X LUXURY DESIGN

Design Team:

ART X LUXURY DESIGN | YANG, JIA-CHENG | WANG, YIN-SHAN

Country:

Taiwan

The homeowner’s property originally consisted of three bedrooms and a smaller living room and kitchen that lacked storage space. To address these issues, a design team was brought in to create a more relaxing and natural environment by separating the living space from the urban setting. The team utilized material placement and spatial mobility rearrangement to derive a LOFT tone and reconfigure the space into a three-bedroom home with a larger living room. The configuration of living spaces underwent a transformation to incorporate the intrinsic qualities of nature and introspection, as influenced by different elements. The utilization of a singular, translucent material, such as light and shadow, made a significant contribution to the spatial organization and channeled energy, thereby reducing visual complexity resulting from a spectrum of colors. This produced an environment of tranquility that mitigated perceptual strain and instilled an ambiance of tolerance and relaxation within the daily routine. To establish a more comfortable, hospitable, and congenial atmosphere, the entrance was devised as a suspended shoe cabinet that utilized gray mirrors and specialized paint. Additionally, the entryway was designed to meet the practical needs of the space. The back wall of the sofa captured visual attention and hence display cabinets were fashioned with placid hues that served as both spatial ornamentation and a focal point for the observer’s gaze. The living room’s primary wall was adorned with panels that emulated natural stone, lending it a rustic and coarse texture. Moreover, the terrace-facing wall was draped in verdant foliage, establishing a peaceful and serene ambiance. The flooring was composed of SPC wood, a highly stable material that was resistant to thermal expansion and contraction. Its waterproof, moisture-resistant, and ultra-wear-resistant properties made it a suitable choice for households with young children. Moreover, the wood flooring imbued the space with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. gradually merged the internal rationality and sensibility to create a coherent and unified space. Furthermore, the shared living area was mostly open, penetrating through the entire space and setting the tone for the overall design. In addition, the chosen color scheme for the shared living space was predominantly of a deeper color or material. On the other hand, the natural texture of different materials and the gradient effect were planned to create layers and balance the vision with other elegant texture materials. The cabinets, doors, and fans had been walled and hidden, thus weakening the sense of existence of these components. Besides, the design of the lighting was given much importance to continue the visual continuity while ensuring a large amount of storage space and achieving a rich emotional experience for the users.

ART X LUXURY DESIGN

“ART X LUXURY DESIGN focuses on the essence of design, is not limited to existing styles, and is committed to achieving a successful design that is a win-win situation with the owners.”

In home design, we will patiently listen to your needs and living habits, provide you with professional suggestions and design plans, and tailor-make a living environment that best suits you. For commercial space design, we will analyze the owner’s business format and propose professional space planning and styling design solutions to create greater profits for your business model.

Taking the concept of interpreting space and integrating people’s hearts as the main axis of site expression, the ART X LUXURY DESIGN team has both design and engineering professional experience, pays attention to the owners’ ideas and needs, is good at combining style and practicality, and advocates European and American concepts of indoor space.

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