Follow the light and shadow

Follow the light and shadow

weidao design as Designers

In the free and open space, light and shadow touch the traces of time, square and line deconstruct the aesthetics of space, abandon complicated decoration, and give the residents a carrier that can stop in the mind.

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The project is located in the villa of the Liangjiang Royal Garden in Longxing, Chongqing, with one underground floor and three floors on the ground. The owner has a family of three, and the child is small. I hope to give more companionship and care to the child. The designer takes "light" as the theme, shaping the intangible into the tangible. By opening a hole and sinking the outdoor garden, the designer provides ventilation and lighting for the basement, better interprets the harmony between the scene and natural light and shadow, and Outlines the concrete space with the flexible light and invisible shadow. Break the conventional layout, with open public area design, to create a peace of mind accompany, happy growth of living environment.

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Light tracing

The path of light and shadow and the track of people's activities can travel freely and smoothly, forming a warm feeling of flow and calm, thus presenting a fresh and deep connection between people and nature. A tracing journey of light begins...

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Taking into account the lack of light on the negative first floor, the designer integrated from multiple perspectives such as human comfort, relaxation, lighting and humidity problems. The structural transformation of the original building pattern is carried out. The migration line is the core cohesion function, and the transparent integrated space is supplemented by the spatial tone of texture. The front hall, atrium, back hall and two sides of the opening of the space are respectively illuminated to explore the nature of living, and provide the real sense of comfortable, practical and modern residence for the owners.

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Space extradites divinity, and the light pours down. People seem to be between indoor and outdoor, the distant sky is in front of them, without the shackles of the roof, standing under the blue sky, and integrated with nature.

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Natural light comes in, and as time goes by, the shadows and shadows match the stairs. The shoes in the glass cabinet shine under the light, and the aristocratic temperament also highlights the personality and taste of the house owner.

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Shadow Shadow

Multi-functional area for family interaction, kitchen, video hall, meeting room, climbing area... Space and space are open, extended and interlaced; Light reaches every area without boundaries or barriers.

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With dark gray as the main tone, the dark wind design expected by the hostess is presented. Bright furniture becomes a pen to respond to the likes of children. Soft furniture materials and warm and friendly ground, flexible and changeable scenes, taking into account the needs of each user, create an independent and harmonious spatial relationship, and the journey of shadow is thus launched.

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Light jumps from the outside into the room and refracts slightly on the furniture. Under the rendering of lights, the appearance of home and the mood of life are slowly revealed.

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The bar is the owner's favorite family area, satisfying the husband and wife's love of wine tasting, and in the open space, it can also better communicate, making the wine tasting time more warm and loving. Presented in the form of an arc, like a soft and light "note", soothing the straight and hard lines. The light on the U-shaped patio changes endlessly, and the light is transmitted through the roof pool to the bar, forming a sparkling ripple.

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The western kitchen also does the top light design on the side, and the light becomes the protagonist of the space design elements, changing over time, or bright or dark, tracing the vivid expression of the space.

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The space is reconstructed in the way of vertical lifting and horizontal extension. In the limited volume, the space appears more open visually and brings more comfortable experience in the pattern and scale.

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The overall elevation of the restaurant, so that the public area formed high and low dislocation, to achieve a unique functional zoning effect. Natural light is refracted in a unique form, the space has a multi-level change, light and shadow form interesting points, worth exploring points.

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invisible

The first floor is the guest room area. The designer opens the atrium of the first floor and uses the elements of corridor in the residential design, so that the first floor directly forms a migration corridor, creating a pleasant atmosphere of winding paths, independence and interconnection. While increasing the sense of entry ceremony, it interacts with the outdoor garden and the negative first floor, and visually experiences a step-by-step view of the spatial relationship.

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The ancients said: "comb shadow slanting water shallow, dark incense floating moon dusk." At the corner of the platform, the design integrates green plants and light, the wind blows and the trees sway, and the light and shadow reflect on the negative ground floor, creating a very poetic atmosphere.

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The outdoor garden uses a sinking method to create a sense of enclosing, and glass around the shaped seating to create a water feature. During the day, the light hits the water, and the print shines on the negative first floor to form a shining shadow, making the interior space become smart and lively. As night falls, the warm yellow ground light is stained with the charm of the winding path.

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Fun park

The writer Liu Yu once said, "It is the children who should be thanked more than the parents. It is they who make the lives of their parents more complete, give them something to hold on to, let them experience the mystery and joy of life's layers of openness, and most importantly, let them experience the full love."

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One of the most interesting Spaces in this home is that the designer has designed a secret base in the attic to provide them with a private and fun space. And create a channel so that people can freely shuttle between the master bedroom and the attic, such vivid pictures day after day, as if the running room, climbing room little children grow up. Through the design, the owner hopes to create a free, happy, unfettered world for the children, growing up, the home becomes their best partner.

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Designing a climbing wall on the first floor as a parent-child interaction area can not only exercise children's physical strength and flexibility, but also cultivate a sense of balance and coordination, and release children's innocent freedom in an open space.

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Order of light

One wall dual-use design, integration of cloakroom and bedroom partition function. It not only makes the space more flexible and transparent, but also makes the function of the bedroom more private.

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The lush landscape of the Windows outside the window is introduced into the cloakroom, bringing an immersive window experience to the cloakroom, borrowing the scenery to create scenery, permeating each other, and the scenery seems to become a decorative painting in the home.

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The fine light penetrates into the window, hides a hint of dawn under the soft curtain, the details of space technology, the texture of the fabric, the brilliance of the metal... Are bathed in the sun, showing a warm and warm temperament, touching the soul.

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The second floor is a two-story duplex structure, because there are two levels of height, so the top surface is designed as a sloping roof design, which also echoes the structure of the attic. Skylights are designed on both sides of the bed to fully integrate natural light into the space.

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Home is not only a physical space, but also a memory container that breathes with sunlight, art, and emotion. It flows with time and is passed down from generation to generation in the family, accumulating its inner abundance.

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