Cloister
Residence for Ideas Design
The horizontal lattice design on the ceiling here echoes with the folds of the translucent curtains, continuously flowing from the top to the floor. In order to embellish and cover the AC installation that causes a relatively lower ceiling, the designer applies darker wooden materials and black coatings, creating a perception of heightened/brighter space from afar. The hollowed-out lattice and the darker color palette create the depth of the space, a visual feast of regularity without causing overwhelming feeling.
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Unique Properties
Changing the original narrowed floor plan, the designer knocked through and combined two individual spaces. With application of transparent/translucent design technique and a smooth flow, a great amount of natural lighting is introduced, creating an ever-changing effect as if in the cloister. The overlapping visual perception creates multilayers in the living space, containing a big family of three generations.
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Interior Design, Residence, Cloister, Marble, Modern
Production Technology
In the middle of the living space, the marble TV wall divides the common area while keeping the space open-floor plan. From the entrance, one turns right to enter the living room with the study/workspace connected beside. While lights are switched off, the glass material will appear reflective, similar to a grey mirror to maintain privacy.
Design Challenge
From the dining room, the kitchen and the study's use of glass panels and the grey mirror above the TV wall, allow the users to interact and see each other's location without any barrier. The reflective feature helps connect each family member and the common areas, making the living space greater than the sum of each part.
Project Duration
This project is finished in October 2021 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow
The warmth of wood, and the delicacy of stone, amalgamate into an elegant atmosphere. Reflective and glass materials are ingeniously used, allowing lights to stream and travel through the common area, corresponding to the outside environment, contributing to a smooth clear flow.
Research
The place is decorated with veneers of CNS F1 label that the average formaldehyde emission is below 0.3(mg/L). The eco-friendly building materials, curtains, and Dulux coating are also used in the space. The original wooden and marble floorings are kept without doing extra reconstruction or redecoration. While combining the new design with them, the designer reduces possible waste.
Inspiration
Taking "cloister" as the main visual concept of the space, all sides of the floors, ceilings and walls are applied with reflective materials such as mirrors and glasses. For instance, the mirror material used beneath the ceiling creates an illusion of duplex apartment arrangement. While solving the problem of narrowed space, the technique can thus make the residents feel like the space is heightened.
Image Credits
Image #1-5: Photographer CHIU CHUANG-CHIEH, Cloister, 2021.
Project Overview
Cloister Residence has been a Bronze winner in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design award category in the year 2021 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Bronze Recognition
Jia Ru Chen was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2022, a testament to excellence of their work Cloister Residence.
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Cloister: A Unique Residential Design by Jia Ru Chen Wins Bronze A' Design Award
Award-winning designer Jia Ru Chen transforms a narrow space into a multilayered, light-filled residence, inspired by the concept of a cloister, in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
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