We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Yu-Ting Chen about their original and creative Tea Shop design work. Yu-Ting Chen is an award-winning architectural designer, that makes our world a better place with their original tea shop works.
Yu-Ting Chen ("YC") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Sunmoon Tea Shop. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
YC : This project is converted from a 70-year-old storage room.These loess bricks have a history of 70 years and are also the main building materials preserved in this case. Carefully keep the loess bricks cut from the hole, and designed the bar counter facade, also that countertop use solid wood to increase the warmth of the space. The designer hope to preserve the traces of times from the exterior to the interior.
YC : The loess brick is a special material for this case. Because it is difficult to make again, I want to use this material to represent the idea of inheritance from ancient times to the present.
YC : I hope that in the future, there will be more traditional craftsmanship and materials, which can be preserved through design.
YC : The concept took about a month to design.
YC : For buildings with old structures, most of them tend to be demolished and rebuilt when the design is changed. In order to preserve the characteristic buildings, there was design inspiration.
YC : This design project is a private commission, so it will not be produced or leased out.
YC : This design case is the place where the client has lived since childhood, and inspired to change the design of this building for passing on to the next generation.
YC : The EASE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD team learned to design from the perspective of caring for the land and being environmentally friendly, allowing nature to return to the city and building a suitable residence.
YC : The main target is local residents and tourists.
YC : Because it is located in the black tea production area and is an old house with a history of 70 years, the overall environment and design style are relatively rare in urban areas.
YC : The crops of the sun and the moon are the crystallization of farmers, and it is also the story of two classmates, one urban child and the other country child. The ideal of rural children is to do something for their hometown, while urban children want to create different fields, so Sun Moon Crop was born.
YC : Most of them use hand drawing, AutoCad and SketchUp.
YC : Retain existing roof tiles and loess bricks and integrated with modern materials. Parts of the solid wood table is spliced with the existing wooden beams to make the new one.
YC : The structural modification project of this case was completed in cooperation with MuYue Construction Co., Ltd., together with a professional team of metal and clay works.
YC : Structural support is the main technical axis of this case, without which the design cannot be achieved.
YC : Based on traditional building materials, it is integrated into the local tea culture.
YC : Because the structure of the building was old and weak, the structure was reinforced with H-beams when a hole was dug in the wall between the two warehouses.
YC : Fujian-style old houses are a distinctive form of architecture in Taiwan. We hope to use this design to share Taiwanese-style architecture with the world.
YC : It is a rare design experience to keep the old architectural features and optimize the design. I hope that I can keep my original intention in the future design journey.
