Kai-Jung Chen and Tzu-Hsin Chou ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Urban Zen ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2026
Urban Zen ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
Kai-Jung Chen and Tzu-Hsin Chou ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: MUSA International Design Interior Decoration Co., Ltd.
ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ
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Urban Zen ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱚᱨᱵᱟᱱ ᱡᱮᱱ (Urban Zen) ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱭᱣᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱑᱑᱕.᱗ ᱵᱚᱨᱜᱚ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱡᱩᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱯᱟᱱᱤ ᱡᱮᱱ ᱥᱚᱩᱨᱚᱵᱽ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱵᱚᱸᱫᱚ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟᱹ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱯᱷ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱤᱧ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱚᱸᱫᱚᱭᱟ᱾ ᱛᱟᱛᱟᱢᱤ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱛᱤᱛᱷᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱷᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱩᱥᱛᱷᱤᱨ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱞᱚᱞᱚ ᱠᱟᱛ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱹᱯᱤᱫ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱩᱛ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ᱾ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱟᱞᱰᱤᱦᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱩᱜ ᱠᱮᱵᱤᱱᱮᱴ, ᱠᱮᱞᱥᱤᱭᱟᱢ ᱥᱤᱞᱤᱠᱮᱴ ᱯᱮᱱᱮᱞ, ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱟᱭ-ᱯᱨᱮᱥᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱢᱤᱱᱮᱴ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱯᱩᱥᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱮᱵᱤᱱᱮᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱤᱣᱡᱟᱹᱛ ᱛᱟᱲᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Urban Zen ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Urban Zen ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- The project integrates Japanese Zen aesthetics, especially the concept of yukimi. A snow-viewing window with adjustable openings creates shifting light and shadow; fully raised, it frames the snow outside, while lowered, it preserves calm serenity. A tatami room welcomes guests for meditation, offering a pure Zen retreat. Considering the owner's cat, designers embedded a pet walkway and a tree between cabinets. Laminated finishes ensure safety and ease of movement, blending feline comfort with spatial design and fostering harmony between people and pets.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- The site is 115.7 square meters. There are three rooms: a living room, a dining room, and two bathrooms, including a master bedroom, a second bedroom, and a study room. In terms of layout changes, the designers changed the original rectangular kitchen into an L-shape to increase space and functionality. The living room and dining room were also reconfigured to better suit the owner's lifestyle. In the private area, each room has a window and is in a dark tone, with acoustic curtains to create a serene atmosphere.
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Japanese design, Zen style, Yukimi windows, grilles, wood tones, pet-friendly, customized remodeling
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- The project adopts eco-friendly materials, including formaldehyde-free system cabinets, calcium silicate panels, tawny mirrors, solid wood, and high-pressure laminate. Warm wood tones define the palette: lighter shades in social areas like the living and dining rooms enhance openness and brightness, while darker tones in bedrooms foster calm and focus. Solid wood, left unpainted, ensures cat-friendly safety by reducing ingestion risks. The overall materiality balances aesthetics, sustainability, and harmonious living with pets.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- Most furniture and fixtures were custom-made, including windows and tatami mats. The designers coordinated closely with carpenters to align schedules and ensure precision. Uneven wall surfaces required careful adjustments, especially during window installation, to prevent issues such as handle collisions. As the owners' ideas were initially unclear, the designers guided them through discussions to articulate their needs. This process ensured that practical solutions, aesthetic details, and the final atmosphere aligned with the owners' vision.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- Titled Urban Zen, the project is a customized renovation reflecting the owner's preference for Japanese aesthetics. Drawing from Zen wood patterns and totems, the designers created an elegant, harmonious atmosphere. Elements such as sequential grilles and delicate window motifs echo Yukimi's casual style, blending simplicity with warmth. Neutral tones welcome daylight, while open social areas frame unobstructed views. Built-in cabinets integrate pet-friendly features, allowing daily life and serenity to coexist, slowing the city's pace within a tranquil, Zen-inspired home.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- The inspiration comes from the owners' love of the Japanese Zen style, especially their appreciation of the culture and style when they traveled to Japan. As a result, the designers aimed to create a residence that combines urban modernity with Japanese Zen style, allowing the owners to enjoy a vacation-like atmosphere at home. Iconic elements such as grilles, wood grain, Yukimi windows, and tatami mats make the space aesthetically pleasing yet functional and pet-friendly.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- The project finished in May 2024 in Taiwan.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- Owners give very positive feedback on the project. In particular, they appreciate the Japanese Zen style of modern living. The simplicity and calmness of the Japanese style can be felt in every corner of the home. Both the decoration and the functionality are very well thought out. When the windows are open, one can see the breeze, and when the windows are closed, one can enjoy the tranquility. For a cat-loving family, the designers skillfully integrated the cat's activity area into the design, allowing the cat to move freely in all spaces and increasing the cozy atmosphere.
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Kai-Jung Chen, Tzu-Hsin Chou
- ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- MUSA International Design Interior Decoration Co., Ltd.
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