Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2025
Artist Interior Design
by Chaoyu Wang
- A' Design Award 2025 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2025
- CLIENT: Wang Chaoyu
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 9,655
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About Artist Interior Design
Artist is a residential interior design for a home of 120 square meters in Shanghai. The layout combines geometric blocks with a blank-leaving technique, moving beyond the simple accumulation of furniture and decoration. The original high ceilings are retained, so the living room and dining area remain bright and open. Sunlight enters through the windows and creates a layered atmosphere. The first floor holds the daily living and guest areas in clearly defined zones. The second floor uses three window types to balance privacy and openness.
Artist Interior Design by Chaoyu Wang situates itself within the evolving tradition of contemporary residential architecture that seeks to elevate quotidian domestic function into spatial experience worthy of sustained contemplation, a lineage traceable through Scandinavian Modernist pioneers who championed light, proportion, and material restraint as instruments of humane dwelling. The compositional achievement here resides in the calibrated tension between monumental scale and intimate human measure, the soaring double-height volume providing atmospheric grandeur while the carefully positioned furnishings and proportioned cabinetry maintain approachable domesticity, preventing the space from receding into institutional coolness. The chromatic strategy demonstrates notable sophistication, deploying a foundation of achromatic neutrals—whites and grays spanning a compressed value range—that amplify luminous reflectance while providing visual rest, against which the warm terracotta and burnt sienna accents operate as strategic focal intensifiers, drawing the eye through the composition along a calculated horizontal path from foreground seating through dining surface to vertical storage element. The suspended lighting installation merits particular attention, transforming utilitarian illumination into kinetic sculpture, the staggered heights and slender linear forms introducing visual rhythm and delicate materiality that activates the substantial overhead void, demonstrating how functional infrastructure can fulfill aesthetic and spatial animation roles simultaneously. Material selection reveals thoughtful integration of surface character, the matte smoothness of contemporary lacquered cabinetry contrasting with the granular aggregate texture visible in foreground elements, suggesting attention to tactile variety within visual unity. This work invites consideration of how residential interiors negotiate the boundary between private sanctuary and curated aesthetic statement, how domestic space can honor both the rhythms of daily living and the contemplative pleasures traditionally reserved for gallery environments, and whether such spatial generosity and chromatic discipline might offer respite from visual overstimulation endemic to contemporary experience.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This project stands out for its innovation. The designer breaks away from conventional residential design by combining the geometric blocks freely and using the blank-leaving technique. This approach moves beyond the mere accumulation of furniture and decorations, and pays much attention to the fusion of shapes and colors, which crests a spiritual ambiance.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 120 square meters
- Tags
- interior design, artist, minimalism, design
- Production Technology
- From an aesthetic perspective, this interior design project perfectly merges two contrasting aesthetic concepts: minimalism and restraint with freedom and expression.
- Design Challenge
- In terms of spatial layout, the designer skillfully retained certain high-ceiling areas.
- Project Duration
- It is designed on 10th September, in Shanghai.
- Operation Flow
- In terms of spatial layout, the designer skillfully retained certain high-ceiling areas, which makes the living room and dining spaces to be bright and expansive. Sunlight scatters through the windows, creating a transparent yet layered atmosphere. The first floor serves as the main area for daily living and hosting guests, with clearly defined and fluid functional zones. The blend of solid and void design techniques makes the space more dynamic and versatile. The second floor features three different types of window designs, enhancing the space's interactivity while ensuring a perfect balance between privacy and openness.
- Research
- From a cultural perspective, this design profoundly reflects respect and care for the residents' lifestyle. The designer has meticulously planned the space layout and incorporated fine details to create a living environment that not only meets everyday needs but also exudes artistic influence. In this space, art is integrated into every moment of daily life, becoming an important part of the residents' spiritual world instead a distant luxury.
- Inspiration
- The "ARTIST" project centers around the core design philosophy of "art becomes a way of life, and life becomes a form of art", making full use of the original high overhead to break traditional residential boundaries and integrate art elements into every corner of daily life. The designer boldly employs spatial transformations and delicate color coordination to create a living space that is both modern and comfortable.