Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2021
Suspended and Transparent Office
by Shi Zhe Lo
- A' Design Award 2021 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2021
- CLIENT: Secure Stone Architectural Space Planning Firm
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 9,430
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About Suspended and Transparent Office
Suspended and Transparent is a commercial office interior of 80 square meters located in Taichung, Taiwan. The layout divides the office area, the meeting area and the negotiation area. Stone, iron and gray mirror surfaces are combined with glass and an exterior wooden grille. The grille can be rotated by hand to adjust indoor airflow and guide natural light. A cypress ceiling and green walls soften the stone surroundings. The top of the outer wall is suspended above the ceiling with iron pieces, creating a floating visual effect. The panels can be made from reclaimed wood.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This design project is a commercial office space, which uses the aesthetic concept of architectural space to construct a profound aesthetic and outline the users spiritual taste.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project is 80 square meter.
- Tags
- Commercial, House, Interior Design, Space, Office
- Production Technology
- The wooden grille is used on the outside can be manually rotated to adjust the indoor airflow and guide the outdoor natural light. The space is surrounded by stone, in order to transform the space to be softer, the natural cypress of the ceiling is used here. Injecting temperature and liveliness with the surrounding green walls, it balances the original coldness, while the scent of cypress itself creates a conflict between vision and taste.
- Design Challenge
- Space layout planning and arrangement are limited. Knowing the needs of the owners, the office area, meeting area, and negotiation area are accurately divided, and the materials selected are staggered with stone, iron, gray mirrors etc. However, hope to have a sense of transparency as well. For this reason, the exterior wall glass, iron, and wood are used as the grille, and a variety of different materials are used to create a transparent visual sense, like a transparent cube, whether from the inside to the outside or vice versa.
- Project Duration
- The project finished in July 2020 in Taichung, Taiwan.
- Research
- In response to recent environmental protection trends, the panels are selected to conform to the ecological system. Production process of the board does not need to cut giant wood, can also be made through reclaimed wood, responding the sense of natural environmental protection and pollution-free characteristics. The top of the outer wall is suspended above the ceiling with iron pieces, presenting a floating visual effect, making the space more open, brings full of pleasant surprises.
- Inspiration
- Such a design full of conflicts and surprises derives from the heaviness of the marble. The designer takes suspending, floating, and interlacing virtual reality as the central concept, presenting the conflicts between quality materials and visuals, and constructing a distinctive commercial space with new possibilities.
- Image Credits
- Image #1-5: Photographer Chi-Min Wu, Suspended and Transparent, 2020.