We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Che Yung Kung about their original and creative Residential House design work. Che Yung Kung is an award-winning architectural designer, that makes our world a better place with their original residential house works.
Che Yung Kung ("CYK") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work The Sequence in Grating Residential House. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
CYK : "Light not only travels in straight lines, refracts and reflects, but it can also travel in a fourth way, through diffraction.", Francesco Grimaldi said. Light is the best designer of space given by God. When light shines on various materials, it will produce various optical phenomena, which are reflected in the space, such as grating diffraction. Light is like a poet, telling stories and ideas in space.
CYK : Recording the process of light moving in space is like writing a diary. If the paper is large enough, more content can be recorded. Therefore, we demolished relatively unimportant rooms in the space to improve the lighting effect of the space. In fact, it also made the living room more usable and allowed family members to spend more time communicating in the living room. This is the wonderful influence of space design.
CYK : It took me 1-2 months to finish the design concept.
CYK : Light is a necessary condition for space. The project was commissioned, but the design was recommended to client by me.
CYK : Private custom homes are unique cases and cannot be manufactured and sold in large quantities.
CYK : I just want to create a high-quality space for the owner.
CYK : Carlo Scarpa who is a famous Italian architect who was active in the post-World War II period from 1950 to 1970. He has a keen insight into the use of material details, especially in the presentation of traditional craftsmanship and modern techniques.
CYK : We hope to use the grating diffraction phenomenon to feel the flow of time in space, so we have made the following attempts to achieve a visual effect: 1. Irregular wood veneer facade divisions. 2. Wooden grille cabinet door. 3. Continuing on from the above, aluminum extruded light bars are installed in the cabinet to create virtual and real light and shadow changes with the grille door. 4. The island chandelier in the restaurant adopts a regular sequence of glass shapes. 5. The living room adopts regular sequence of Hunter Douglas Luminette® Shades silk curtains. 6. Continuing on from the above, remove a room in the space to increase the sense of space in the living room and maximize the changes in light and shadow. 7. Try to show the texture of the material itself. 8. Following on from the above, stone and metal are more timeless materials than natural wood veneer.
CYK : AutoCAD, sketchup, 3ds Max, V-Ray for 3ds Max, Chaos Vantage, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign.
CYK : Finding order in disordered space is the goal of our space operation. Through the separation of virtual and solid facades and the standard translucent decorative materials, natural light and artificial light sources are intertwined in the space. As time goes by, the space becomes like The carrier records the mark of time. In terms of space color, we use the same color scheme, match the lighting plan, and the owner’s collection to make the space artistic.
CYK : I was the main person who finalized the design. During the construction, we discussed with the carpenters, iron workers, tiles worker, and lighting masters to finalize the design plan.
CYK : As early as 125 AD in the Pantheon in ancient Rome, the architect introduced light and the external environment from the dome to create a relationship between indoors and outdoors; to modern Japanese architect Tadao Ando , he delicately introduces light and shadow into the building and elevates it to a spiritual level. Therefore, I try to let light pass through gratings of various materials to create a relationship of light and shadow in space and record the trajectory of time.
CYK : This is a fully customized private residence. The owner hopes that the decoration props in the space are unique, so we process the details of the hard furnishings like handicrafts. When the shape and size are very detailed, the sense of luxury can be more prominent. For example, the grille on the cabinet door is made of 10mm X 10mm wooden strips and covered with water-dyed wood veneer, which not only makes the cabinet breathable, but also has the value of craftsmanship.
CYK : We wanted to know what kind of results our design would get if it were evaluated by an impartial third party, so we decided to look for an internationally credible competition.
