Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2021
Live with Benevolence Residential Space
by Fu Chu Hsu
- A' Design Award 2021 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2021
- CLIENT: G Design
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 11,412
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About Live with Benevolence Residential Space
Live with Benevolence is a residential interior design for a 150 square meter rooftop home. The project is the renovation of an old house, with the layout and function re-arranged for retirement living. A new layer of thermal insulation is paved on the roof, and LOW-E glass is used for the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room. Cellular shades and flower stands further reduce direct sunlight and heat. An existing architectural concrete wall is polished and coated to preserve the memory it carries. An organic vegetable garden on the rooftop lowers the temperature and supplies crops.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The project is on the rooftop; thus, it is easy to be hot and muggy during summer time. There was a wall with architectural concrete in the indoor space.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project is 150 square meter.
- Tags
- Residential, House, Interior Design, Space, Home
- Production Technology
- A new layer of thermal insulation material is paved on the roof to block the heat from the sun, and the flower stands in front of the floor-to-ceiling window are set to prevent the direct sunlight. LOW-E glass is adapted as the material of floor-to-ceiling window in the living room. By using LOW-E glass, the temperature of the sunlight and UV damage can be effectively reduced. Accompanied the installation of cellular shades, which have good thermal insulation effect, heat is efficiently reduced in the space.
- Design Challenge
- The organic vegetable garden is set on the rooftop; by doing so, the space is given a new meaning, the temperature is effectively reduced, and the life is enriched with joy. Besides, the crops can be provided not only to the owner but friends, which conforms to the contemporary concept of urban farm, and promotes the communication between people.
- Project Duration
- The project finished in August 2020 in Taichung, Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- To meet the client’s expectation, the original dark colour tone is replaced with bright colours. The wood colour of the furniture is the core of the space, going with the wood tiles which are strictly proofing; the overall interior colour tone is unified.
- Research
- The project is on the rooftop; thus, it is easy to be hot and muggy during summer time. There was a wall with architectural concrete in the indoor space. Though the wall was built in poor construction techniques and stained as time goes by, the design team decided to keep it because the wall bears the weight of client’s memory. The design team fist polished the walls to remove mildew and stain, then coating it to restore the brand-new texture.
- Inspiration
- How would you manage your rest life when you were going to retire? The project is a renovation of an old house. The designer gave the new life to the space by re-arranging the layout and function.