We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer shuai wang about their original and creative Holiday Villa design work. shuai wang is an award-winning architectural designer, that makes our world a better place with their original holiday villa works.
shuai wang ("SW") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Qin Garden Holiday Villa. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
SW : Party A who settled in South America entrusted us with reconstruction of her ancestral house. Her father’s wish before his death was to renovate this house. She told us that, her father took care of her when she was little, so she wanted to remember her father by this house
SW : The design thought of the overall project started from function to architectural forms and then returned to function again.
SW : Design inspiration: as for the building outline, the designer was inspired by a Chinese term, namely “守护” (which means to guard and defend), and designed the building outline on the basis of a gesture
SW : As Party A settled down overseas, we defined the building as a holiday villa. Unlike traditional holiday villas, it has an ancestral hall. The ancestral hall is not only for ancestor worship, but includes objects relating the past of the old house. In the future, used furniture and objects will be displayed in the room and it will be more like a family museum.
SW : After reconstruction, the building can meet needs of accommodation, family gathering and activity of children. We hope it can carry memory, offer comfortable living experience and continue to grow.
SW : We hope it can carry memory, offer comfortable living experience and continue to grow.
SW : It was zero when it was officially put into use. I hope that this space is a space that can grow and can carry more memories."
SW : The courtyard was named "Guanyuan", which originated from the name of the owner's father. The courtyard was still antique, and the ginkgo in the yard also retained one. "I hope she saw this tree when she came back. I can remember these stories of childhood. We refurbished the house, but we hope to keep some old memories."
SW : high-quality cement, oak, rubber wood, FLUA illumination, white emulsion paint and aluminum plates
SW : engaged in design for more than ten years and absorbed ideas from different fields, such as music, fashion and culture. He thinks of interior design on the basis of architectural philosophy, always puts people first, enlarges relations between human and space; nature and space and pay attention to social issues, leading to designs down to earth.
SW : In the middle of the transformation, I also encountered an unsatisfactory accident. The spiral staircase determined by the original plan produced a slight deviation in size. The designer had something that he could not understand and could not bear. After some psychological struggle, the stairs were removed and redone.
SW : "This is not the same as the house in the city. The village has innate natural conditions, a good yard, and a good area for activities. So we hope that when the children come back, they will be happy to play inside." Guardian and heritage, Always running through my design.
