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42㎡ of solo living space
Shanghai, China
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2023
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$50K - 100K
The project is located in Zhongshan Park, Shanghai, which is the first residential design project of Tens Atelier. The building area is 50㎡, and the actual interior area is about 42㎡. Although the area is small, the good thing is that the house type is more square and all the windows are facing southwest.
From the windows in the living room of the original layout were not big enough, it resulted in lighting problems in the living room. Therefore, we swapped the position of the living room and the bedroom to improve the lighting problem. At the same time, the original floor height is only 2650mm, how to eliminate the impact of low floor height on people through the design is also one of the key issues to consider in this design.
Design requirements
1. Living alone, Singlism
2.No need to cook and entertain friends
3. Falling ash area
4.Prioritize as much storage space as possible
5.Enhance the comfort of the bathroom
Hallway
Considering the owner's height of 1.82m, we wanted to minimize the oppressive feeling of low floor height in the small space of the hallway. For this reason, we processed the ceiling into a concave structure to psychologically weaken the impact of floor height on people's perception. At the entrance of the hallway, a shoe cabinet is set up on the right side, which cleverly hides the electrical boxes. On the left side, an open hole board display system is designed for the owner to display flexibly after moving in.
Open kitchen and dining room
The owner does not have the need to cook on a daily basis, so we opened up the dining room and the kitchen, and the kitchen interior still retains the dishwasher, hood and other functional equipment to ensure basic practicality. Meanwhile, the corners, walls and crevices of the kitchen are utilised to the maximum extent, and as many storagthe kitchen interior still retain the dishwasher display, which not only improves the utilisation of space but also strengthens the sense of order in the space, and at the same time, provides higher practicality in the layout of the space.
For the ceiling design, we adopted a pitched triangular roof construction to physically reduce the oppressive feeling of the low floor height. In the design, given that it was difficult to avoid bypassing the transverse beam bits, we decided to keep and reveal them, incorporating the transverse beams into our modelling in order to retain the historical feel of the old house.
Living room
Compared with the subversive remodelling of the kitchen and dining room, the living room area was less altered. Considering the nature of the owner's work, frequent overtime work and the fact that he spends most of his time at home in his bedroom, the overall design of the living room follows the principle of simplicity. It also takes into account the fact that elders occasionally come to stay for a few days during the year, and meets this need by replacing the traditional sofa with a multifunctional sofa bed. This provides a suitable accommodation solution for both daily needs and short-term stays for elders.
Terrace
The balcony, on the other hand, is subdivided into different functional areas to meet the diverse needs of owner by organically integrating washing, storage, drying, coffee and other functions into the various areas of the balcony. At the same time, the use of built-in design allows household goods and various electrical equipment to be hidden inside the cabinet, thus maintaining the consistency and aesthetics of the space.
Bedroom
Warm white straw paint makes the wall and ceiling seamlessly connected, with wooden flooring and birch board cabinet storage, giving up excess decorative elements, a long functional worktable to meet the multiple needs of work and play. In addition, the bedroom wall is also equipped with a TV of the same size as the living room to meet the needs of the whole day in the bedroom.
Bathroom
The original bathroom was less than 3m² and was not adequate for comfort. We therefore re-dimensioned it by moving the non-load-bearing wall 400mm to the south side to achieve a more suitable space size. However due to the presence of a load-bearing column on the north side, the dimensions of this area were not changed. We divided the shower, toilet and wash functions into logical zones, which ensured proper comfort.
Project Name: Matt’s Residence, Solo Living
Project Type: Renovation of an old house
Location: Shanghai, China
Area: 42 sqm
Spatial Design: Tens Atelier
Design Lead：Tanen Tan, YUI
Design Team：Aaron Lee, Ankey Guo
Contractor: WAYS (Harris Chao)
Completion Time: Jan 2023
Photography：MRC, Yui Zhang
Web Site: www.tensatelier.cn
Contact Email: tensatelier@foxmail.com
Main Brands: Sofa (FNJI), Bed and bedside cabine (FAN WU), Dining chair (FAN WU), Handles (GOO-KI), Appliance (Panasonic, Sony, Robam, HITACHI)
Materials: Straw Paint (SKK), Birch multilayer board, Art Paint (SKK), Wooden Floor (LIXIL)
From the windows in the living room of the original layout were not big enough, it resulted in lighting problems in the living room. Therefore, we swapped the position of the living room and the bedroom to improve the lighting problem. At the same time, the original floor height is only 2650mm, how to eliminate the impact of low floor height on people through the design is also one of the key issues to consider in this design.
Design requirements
1. Living alone, Singlism
2.No need to cook and entertain friends
3. Falling ash area
4.Prioritize as much storage space as possible
5.Enhance the comfort of the bathroom
Hallway
Considering the owner's height of 1.82m, we wanted to minimize the oppressive feeling of low floor height in the small space of the hallway. For this reason, we processed the ceiling into a concave structure to psychologically weaken the impact of floor height on people's perception. At the entrance of the hallway, a shoe cabinet is set up on the right side, which cleverly hides the electrical boxes. On the left side, an open hole board display system is designed for the owner to display flexibly after moving in.
Open kitchen and dining room
The owner does not have the need to cook on a daily basis, so we opened up the dining room and the kitchen, and the kitchen interior still retains the dishwasher, hood and other functional equipment to ensure basic practicality. Meanwhile, the corners, walls and crevices of the kitchen are utilised to the maximum extent, and as many storagthe kitchen interior still retain the dishwasher display, which not only improves the utilisation of space but also strengthens the sense of order in the space, and at the same time, provides higher practicality in the layout of the space.
For the ceiling design, we adopted a pitched triangular roof construction to physically reduce the oppressive feeling of the low floor height. In the design, given that it was difficult to avoid bypassing the transverse beam bits, we decided to keep and reveal them, incorporating the transverse beams into our modelling in order to retain the historical feel of the old house.
Living room
Compared with the subversive remodelling of the kitchen and dining room, the living room area was less altered. Considering the nature of the owner's work, frequent overtime work and the fact that he spends most of his time at home in his bedroom, the overall design of the living room follows the principle of simplicity. It also takes into account the fact that elders occasionally come to stay for a few days during the year, and meets this need by replacing the traditional sofa with a multifunctional sofa bed. This provides a suitable accommodation solution for both daily needs and short-term stays for elders.
Terrace
The balcony, on the other hand, is subdivided into different functional areas to meet the diverse needs of owner by organically integrating washing, storage, drying, coffee and other functions into the various areas of the balcony. At the same time, the use of built-in design allows household goods and various electrical equipment to be hidden inside the cabinet, thus maintaining the consistency and aesthetics of the space.
Bedroom
Warm white straw paint makes the wall and ceiling seamlessly connected, with wooden flooring and birch board cabinet storage, giving up excess decorative elements, a long functional worktable to meet the multiple needs of work and play. In addition, the bedroom wall is also equipped with a TV of the same size as the living room to meet the needs of the whole day in the bedroom.
Bathroom
The original bathroom was less than 3m² and was not adequate for comfort. We therefore re-dimensioned it by moving the non-load-bearing wall 400mm to the south side to achieve a more suitable space size. However due to the presence of a load-bearing column on the north side, the dimensions of this area were not changed. We divided the shower, toilet and wash functions into logical zones, which ensured proper comfort.
Project Name: Matt’s Residence, Solo Living
Project Type: Renovation of an old house
Location: Shanghai, China
Area: 42 sqm
Spatial Design: Tens Atelier
Design Lead：Tanen Tan, YUI
Design Team：Aaron Lee, Ankey Guo
Contractor: WAYS (Harris Chao)
Completion Time: Jan 2023
Photography：MRC, Yui Zhang
Web Site: www.tensatelier.cn
Contact Email: tensatelier@foxmail.com
Main Brands: Sofa (FNJI), Bed and bedside cabine (FAN WU), Dining chair (FAN WU), Handles (GOO-KI), Appliance (Panasonic, Sony, Robam, HITACHI)
Materials: Straw Paint (SKK), Birch multilayer board, Art Paint (SKK), Wooden Floor (LIXIL)
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