“To complicate is simple, to simplify is complicated. Everybody is able to complicate. Only a few can simplify.”
-Bruno Munari
Design endows space with soul and vitality, and space can convey different emotions. This time, as the client, we hope to present the coziest daily life status, simplify design techniques, and convey emotions through lights and structures. In the choice of color, we use the earth tone which closes to nature and conveys quiet and calm mental feelings. The color schemes are burlywood and black. Burlywood represents nature and black stands for calmness, which is consistent with the expression of space. Contradiction occurs in the design of the entrance. I want to mask it but not totally blocked it, so I designed a small window through which people can look into the room, arousing a trace of curiosity. The rock-color painting uses Dunhuang earth, white jade, mineral green, cinnabar and other natural pigments, which conveys primitiveness and nature, and represents the pursuit and belief. The office area contains the original structure to the greatest extent, penetrates the space boundary with straight lines, and gives the space a richer sense of hierarchy. The whole process of design and construction is full of uncertainty, and it is this uncertainty that makes the construction process and results full of surprises. When demolishing, we accidentally discovered the door beams in the corner, which were matched with the downpipes. They were horizontal and vertical, setting off the vintage cupboards scoured from the flea market, and quietly telling their own memories. The originally closed negotiation space is divided in a dense and orderly manner so that it is relatively independent and connected with the office area, forming a rich and continuous space order between the fiction and the fact. By removing the latex paint on the top surface of the original wall, the original concrete is exposed, and the mottled texture presents a new expression. Let space tell its past stories more purely and naturally. Design rejects any rules. We hope to surpass ourselves constantly in exploration, pursue the essence of space, balance the relationship between practicality and beauty, and make it the carrier of seeking inner peace.
IAI Interior Bronze Award
Winners:Yang Danxu, Wang Zining
China