Bronze Interior · 2024
Time of Nature Interior Design
by Rui Tian
- Bronze A' Design Award 2024 in Interior
- CLIENT: S House Art Design (Shanghai) Co., LTD
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 12,729
- Verification code EBC84475AA · Verify this award
Colors
About Time of Nature Interior Design
Time of Nature is a residential interior design for a four-story house in a quiet alley of Shanghai. Each floor has its own theme: a dining and reception area, a reading and meditation space, a relaxed drinking space, and a calm bedroom space. Curves shape the ceilings, the stair handrail and the wall corners. Large old steel windows on the north and south sides bring in natural light. Old wood and antique furniture give the rooms a natural and historical character. The original ceiling was removed to reveal the pitched roof, which was relaid with old wood.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Time of Nature Interior Design is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Time of Nature Interior Design is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Time of Nature Interior Design splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- "Time of Nature" is a four-story bungalow, located in a quiet alley of Shanghai. "Time of Nature" has the unique advantage of traditional Shanghai style, with comfortable floor heights, regular layouts, unique styles, and charming front and back courtyards. The functional layout of each floor is highly personalized, which can meet the needs in leisure, work, and living, creating a comfortable and warm "second residence" for users.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The master bedroom suite on the top floor comes with a small living room, and two large rotating doors separate the living room and the bedroom, switching between a transparent and private atmosphere. A bathtub separates the sleeping area from the bathing area, smoothly transitioning the functionality and making the spatial perspective more diverse.
- Tags
- Nature
- Production Technology
- The top of the house, the handrail of the stairs, and the corners of the walls are all designed with curves, making the whole house more gentle and eliminating the abruptness. Large old steel windows are installed on both the north and south sides to provide ample natural light.
- Design Challenge
- When renovating the house, the designer removed the original ceiling and fully utilized the pitched roof in the original structure, making the high ceiling space more comfortable and showcasing the old-fashioned charm of the house. At the same time, when renovating the roof, the designer applied old wood to re-lay the two sloping surfaces of the roof, bringing back the nostalgic atmosphere of the old times and making it more historical.
- Research
- Different from the conventional modern design, the main space is dominated by old wood and antique furniture, presenting a natural atmosphere and historical precipitation. The designer selected original designs for the furniture, and incorporated the texture of plant veins and the color of leaves. The furniture, carpets, and other components are full of ingenious aesthetics with a "nature" and "exquisite" texture, allowing users to enjoy the tranquility close to nature in the "second residence".
- Inspiration
- The design takes into consideration the needs of daily life and enhances functional attributes. The four floors are themed as follows: a dining and reception area, a reading and meditation space, a leisurely drinking space, and a peaceful bedroom space, meeting the needs and enjoyment of leisure, work, living and other aspects. Such a design not only reflects family harmony but also inherits the concept of integration and coexistence.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2020 and finished in August 2022 in Shanghai.
- Operation Flow
- The design takes into consideration the needs of daily life and enhances functional attributes. The four floors are themed as follows: a dining and reception area, a reading and meditation space, a leisurely drinking space, and a peaceful bedroom space, meeting the needs and enjoyment of leisure, work, living and other aspects. Such a design not only reflects family harmony but also inherits the concept of integration and coexistence.
