Iron Interior · 2023
Ode to Everything Residence
by Zhimo Design
- A' Design Award 2023 in Interior
- CLIENT: Zhimo Design
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 8,649
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About Ode to Everything Residence
Ode to Everything is a residential interior design of 99 square meters in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Natural elements are brought indoors as a metaphor for life. The residence is located on an upper floor with a view of North Dawu Mountain, so curved forms shape the ceiling and the flooring. Marble, solid wood, quartz tile and iron are combined with earthy colors and pure white tones. An iridescent glass screen defines the entryway and lets light pass through. Sandblasted glass in the dining room depicts hexagrams. The layout allows light, sight and air to move freely.
About the A' Design Award
Ode to Everything Residence is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Ode to Everything Residence is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Ode to Everything Residence is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- All creatures on the planet earth are spiritual. For this interior design project, the designer has introduced many natural elements on earth into the interior space as a metaphor for life. Since the residence is located on an upper floor with a view of North Dawu Mountain, one of the top 100 high mountains in Taiwan, the designer has cleverly used curved forms in designing the ceiling and flooring.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project is 99 square meters.
- Tags
- Interior, Design, Residence, Modern, Style
- Production Technology
- The earthy colors combined with pure white tones are set to create a simple and elegant atmosphere. Stepping into the marble tiled entryway, one will recognize the iridescent glass screen at the side delineates the area and extends the light through its translucency, creating a spacious and bright visual experience. The public shared living area flooring is defined by iron lines and tiles with different textures. The TV wall continues the marble texture and echoes the living room's black coffee table. In addition, a multi-patterned carpet is placed on the living room floor to highlight the primary spatial feature.
- Design Challenge
- Besides, the cabinets have beams and columns to provide more storage space. It also symbolizes the homeowner's sky is the limit way of thinking. Through the well-executed layout, light and sight can travel freely through the area, and air flows smoothly, providing the residents with a relaxing residential environment.
- Research
- For this project, the designer uses marble, solid wood, quartz tile, and iron to create a beautiful ode to all things by harmonizing distinct textures and energies. On the premise of not affecting the drainage efficiency, the air conditioning is cleverly planned above some cabinets to avoid the oppressive feeling caused by additional installation. On top of that, this also satisfies the homeowner's expectation of the height of the interior space.
- Inspiration
- In addition to the design of curved walls, the designer also creates a magical spatial interaction by flowing, overlapping, and extending the tender light. The beautiful light travels into the interior space, demonstrating an upbeat spatial rhythm like the lines of mountains and rivers. Through the designer's clever interior mobility and layout planning, the spatial functionality and comfort are well executed in the limited space.
- Project Duration
- The project was completed in June 2022 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Operation Flow
- Following the line of movement to the dining room, in the back groundwall, the designer takes advantage of the sandblasted glass to depict the hexagrams, satisfying the homeowner's belief in feng shui. Besides, in the kitchen area, a low wall is set as a partition, allowing for visual extension while retaining the exclusiveness of the space. In the bedroom, the color scheme of earthy beauty is continued, with iron-gray and brown creating a quiet and calm atmosphere, providing a comfortable sleeping environment for the residents.
- Image Credits
- Steven Huang, 2022
