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Apartment Lin
桃園林宅
  • Location
    Taoyuan, Taiwan
  • Area
    21P
  • Project Year
    Medium
  • Project Leader
    Chun Ta,Tsao / Kuan Huan,Liu
  • Building materials
    「將熱愛收藏的抽象情感,化作具體實踐的設計靈感。」

    對外行人而言,收藏品只不過是靜止的裝飾;但在藏家眼中,分毫都是家中充滿生命力的一份子。

    每個人或多或少都有一段被玩具店療癒的童年,在五花八門的商品貨架之間,對模型嘖嘖稱奇,對公仔瘋狂著迷,忘卻一切煩惱與時間。即便空手而回也沒關係,因為早已在腦中將家中最高的位置,擺上最愛的玩具,當時最單純的快樂,來自最豐富的想像力。
    隨著成長的腳步,有些玩具停留在小時候天馬行空的想像,有些熱愛成了努力追尋的夢想。在這個為屋主量身打造的空間,除了經典復古的麥當勞餐椅、名設計師的訂製茶几,同時也充滿新潮流的KAWS與庫柏力克熊(BE@RBRICK)的身影。我忍不住詢問屋主怎麼有這麼多的收藏?「有些買的是興趣,有些買的是回憶,無論新舊,它們都是一部份的我。」
    因此我們減少充滿距離感的玻璃陳列,讓每個玩具都能融入生活場域,而非只是將一個空間作為展示的處所。在開放式的區域以擬人化的方式擺放,賦予公仔活潑的故事性,增強與人的互動感,並在餐廳的主牆特地規劃圓形排列的櫥窗,使每一區塊自成視覺焦點,就像電影開場鎖定主角的特寫畫面。

    整體空間主要採用中性的灰階色調,凸顯公仔才是家中要角,而牆面XX的設計,便是參考KAWS的眼睛,讓大面積結構與小細節風格達到一致的調性。天花選用簡潔工業風的DECK板,搭配霓虹燈管增添些許cyberpunk般虛實交錯的迷幻,並以滲透與流動感兼具的地面線條,彰顯屋主前衛的風範與不羈的個性。

    “Turn the abstract passion for collection into the concrete inspiration for design.”
    For outsiders, collections are only static decorations. But in the eyes of collectors, each and every is a vital part at home.
    Everyone has a childhood that was healed by toy stores more or less. Among the shelves displaying a variety of products, we were amazed by models and mesmerized by figurines and forgot about worries and time. It didn’t matter if we returned home empty-handed, because our favorite toys had been placed on the highest place at home in our mind. The purest happiness at that time came from the richest imagination. As we grow up, some toys remain in the wild imagination of childhood. Some fervor has evolved into the dream we strive for. In the space custom-made for the owner, besides the classic nostalgic McDonald’s dining chair and the tea table customized by the famous designer, there are also KAWS and BE@RBRICK of the new trend. I couldn’t help but ask the owner why he had so many collections. “Some are bought for interest. Some are bought for memory. Whether they are new or old, they are part of me.”
    Therefore, we reduce the glass display full of distance to integrate every toy into the living environment instead of just displaying them in the space. In the open area, they are placed through personification and endowed with lively stories to enhance interaction with people. The circular windows are specially arranged on the main wall of the dining room to make each block a visual focus like the close-up of the protagonist at the beginning of movies.
    The neutral grayscale colors are adopted for the overall space to highlight the figurines as the important roles in the home. The XX design on the wall refers to the eyes of KAWS to achieve the style consistency between the large area structure and small details. The DECK boards of the simple industrial style are used on the ceiling accompanied by neon tubes to add some cyberpunk illusion between reality and virtuality. The floor lines with both penetration and fluidity highlight the owner’s avant-garde style and unrestrained personality.