We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Louie Shum about their original and creative Residential House design work. Louie Shum is an award-winning architectural designer, that makes our world a better place with their original residential house works.
Louie Shum ("LS") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work The Playhouse Residential House. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
LS : Aesthetic of Italian & Mid-Century modern design with a restrained opulence. The works of Franco Albini, Jean Royere, Jean Prouve are the path of my inspiration. Creating spaces that are a shared experience. The flow of the space is essential cos it's the back bone of a masterpiece. Nailing the details and the quality of craftsmanship is important to our design.
LS : To create a luxurious 'mix styles' private dinner-party venue is the mission. The most challenging part of this project is how to infuse the ethnic sense of colors and patterns into a rustic industrial style seemingly.
LS : A collection of custom crafted furniture of my own.
LS : It takes me a bit longer than usual. Spend a lot of time researching and sourcing artisanal materials. Took me almost a month to root down the concept for this project
LS : It's rare for us to come across with an opportunity like this in Hong Kong. It's like a dream comes true!
LS : The unique design of the De Sede DS600 sofa has made an great impression on this project The yellow Moroso chairs designed by Patricia Urquiola bring out the essences of teppanyaki counter like magic!
LS : The 'PLAYHOUSE' ..... The 'Play label' of Comme de Garçon. Just one simple word can have so much depth in it.
LS : Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, AutoCad, 3D Max
LS : Glory days of Studio 54 by Ian Schrader & Steve Rubell
LS : We've collaborated with Custom chalk, a talented chalk art artist Christopher J Hughes from New York to create three amazing murals for the main dining area.
LS : Home Automation System
LS : Too many things but too little time. The timeline was so tight!
LS : It's a big deal to me that the award have great judgement on the finalists and it also has loads of coverage by well-known design magazines, bloggers and and web magazines. The main reason is that I couldn't resist the beauty of the gold award trophy. It's just so cool!
LS : Need to be well organized and micro manage every design details. Be prepared for all the unexpectedly surprises.
