Altered Space
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The clamour for design revolution becomes urgent and evident when you flip through Interior Design magazines, only to realise that every other design looks the same or recycled from another design project.
As we go deeper into the new millenium, the need for new movement in design intensifies and every principle we hold dear in design is called into question.
Just when we thought we have reached the threshold of design revolution, comes along a designer who reinvents the integral notion of interior design. Such a designer is Thriza Teo from Triz Arte design. Triz Arte’s forte in recomposing light and space to the service of an altered space, is both purposeful and artistic. Thriza Teo is also our recommended designer for the month.
Todays post showcases the Triz Arte showroom,which won an interior award from Contract Design (New York)
The Triz Arte Showroom epitomizes Thriza Teo‘s organic design concept based on the theatrical connections between light and space. Below is the full transcript on organic design by Thriza Teo.
Triz Arte Showroom
Seamlessly configured work and storage spaces.
” The relationship between art and architecture is historically fraught with strain and tension. While architecture views art as frivolous and excessive due to its lack of function, art considers architecture as uncreative and restrictive because of its affiliation with utilitarian demands. However, this antagonistic relationship finds forceful resolution in the studio showroom of Triz Arte. The showroom overcomes the traditional dichotomy between art and architecture to create an amalgamation of both disciplines, harnessing the merits of each.
Bold, arresting and unapologetic, the showroom asserts a definitive presence in the humble brick building which used to function as a warehouse storage facility. Fluid lines trace the ceiling and walls in a continuous caress that is dynamic yet controlled. Sinuous surfaces break away from angular restraints of the original space to evoke exquisite geometries, documenting seamless gestures frozen in time. The monochromatic white wash of the walls accentuates the evocative forms, its purity and abstraction recalling that of modernist sculptures.
Like a piece of abstract art, the formal ambiguity of the space becomes a canvas for one’s imagination. The experience of space is both enigmatic and illusory. Soft, recessed lighting emits a spectral glow which enhances the sculptural forms. Atmospheric and surreal, the fluid contours of the space are suggestive yet ambivalent. In the mind of the observer, this could be a dreamscape, where meaning is multifarious and unbridled.
Altered in accordance to events and needs, the experience of space is myriad and diverse. Invisible hinges and concealed alcoves transform the space from a showroom to a discussion room for meetings with clients. With a few simple motions, functional elements are revealed. The movable components and customized objects fully utilize the leftover niches from the creation of organic forms. A space of movement and surprises, functionality is realized together with the radicalism of form.
The evocativeness of the sculpted forms is inspired by the amorphous quality of water at different ambient conditions. To encapsulate the dynamic yet static forms of water in its solid and liquid states, a complex hexahedron was conceived. In a rigorous and precise order, each line and surface of the sculpted forms is methodically realized from five successive rotations of the complex hexahedron about a vertex. In the first rotation, attention was given to the exact positioning of the hexahedron in order to achieve an ideal protrusion, announcing the entrance into the showroom. Circulation routes and the positioning of furniture determined the angles of the subsequent rotations, which also met functional requirements by incorporating storage and shelving in the alcoves and recesses. Modeled in plasticine and computer simulation programmes, each rotation gave life to the originally sterile and inert rectangular space, in a parallel to the renewing properties of water. Within the limited budget and space, care was given to enhance the spatial experience. Glass and stainless steel were employed to mark transition areas, while light fixtures were installed behind frosted glass in the ceiling to project a skylight effect.”
