Keep face to the sun

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Interior Design / Apartment
  • Company/Firm
    Chains Interior
  • Lead Designer
    Lien Wu Chen
  • Architect
    Chains Interior
  • Interior Designer
    Lien Wu Chen
  • Lighting Designer
    Chains Interior
  • Const. Company
    Da Yon Construction
  • Photographer Credit
    Chains Interior
  • Location
    Taipei,Taiwan
  • Client
    Mr. Jiang
  • Project Date
    2024/1/1
  • Project Link

The project is more than a simple residential space but was also planned to serve as a banquet and event function space, so the designer wanted to use visual tension to impress guests rather than a timeless style. In response to the owner's request for functional needs, the designer deliberately enlarged the scale of the public domain. The entrance is bounded by a glass screen with light track lines, and the reflection effect brought by the light hints at directing the circulation. Hand-blown glass artwork on the side is illuminated by the marble back wall and lighting, suggesting the upcoming lively scene.
The living room is the core of the public space, and the marble wall with embedded light fixture is the feature of the space. An adjustable sofa offers maximum flexibility to meet the various evening activities. An open bar is located at the back of the living room. It can be used as a food prepping space in conjunction with events, and function as a performance stage.
"Live yourself as a light, because you don't know, who by thy light, out of the darkness." with this concept so that the users of the house can find the love and passion in life through this design.

Bio
Chen Lien Wu is a designer, born in an artistic family, and his father is Mr Chen Daoming, one of the founders of the Oriental Painting Association. He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Tamkang University in Taipei and was recommended to the institute in the first place. He later went to New York, USA, for a year of study experience and cultivated his unique design style. The award-winning experience includes Taiwanese interior designers with four major global design awards.

Other prizes
2023 US, MUSE Award ,Platinum Award 2022 UK, SBID Interior Design Awards, Finalist 2021 Fr, Novum Design Award, Golden Winner 2021 LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2021 UK, Taipei’s Most Innovative Interior Designer 2020 US, MUSE Award ,Platinum Award 2019 Hong Kong, HKDA global design awards, 2018 China, International Media Awards 2018 China, Interior Design Awards, Silver Award 2018 UK, SBID Interior Design Awards, Finalist 2018 UK, LICC London International creative competition, Honorable mention 2018 Netherlands, Frame Award, Longlist 2018 Japan, JCD Commercial Space Design Award, 100BEST 2017 Singapore, Singapore Design Awards, Gold Award 2017 Taiwan, TID Award, Residential Space 2017 German, Red Dot Award, Interior Design Winner 2017 UK, FX International Interior Design Awards 2017 UK, SBID Interior Design Awards 2017 US, American Architecture prize 2017 Taiwan, Golden Pin Design Award 2017 China, Modern Decoration International Media Award 2017 UK, LICC London International creative competition 2016 US, nterior Design Best of Year Awards, Honoree 2016 UK LICC London International creative competition Honorable mention 2016 China Modern Decoration International Media Annual Home Space Awards 2016 Taiwan,TINTA, Residential Space 2016 Taiwan,TINTA ,Renovation Group Silver Award 2015 US, Interior Design Best of Year Award, Honoree 2015 US IIDA Global Excellence Awards, Winner 2015 China, Modern Decoration International Media Award, Annual Residential Space 2015 UK, FX International Interior Design Awards Finalist 2015 German, Design Award Jury Special Recommendation Award 2015 UK, Asia Pacific Property Awards Interior Design Apartment Highly Commended 2015 German, IF Design Award 2015 Taiwan, 6th DAKIN Good Home Green Design Award 2014 Taiwan, TID Award, Commercial Space 2014 Taiwan, Golden Pin Design Award 2014 China, China, Modern Decoration International Media Award, Annual Residential Space 2014 Taiwan Good Design Exhibition, Winner 2014 US, CODA Video