We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Marty Chou about their original and creative Home design work. Marty Chou is an award-winning architectural designer, that makes our world a better place with their original home works.
Marty Chou ("MC") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work The Mermaid Home. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
MC : In the beginning, the owner of this apartment, an elegant and beautiful lady, told me: “I’d like to live in a place, where its ambiance is ambiguous, less like a home, more like a sanctuary in dream, where I could be isolated and indulged with my on-going collections in this timeless, sacred space.” During the design process, she obtained a new collection, a mermaid statue. Its serene quality caught me and my mind started to evolve around her.
MC : I wanted the Mermaid to become the focal point and anchor of the space, the tone of the ambiance, and the source of the material palette for the space. So at the end, the entire space is the extend-dimension of the Mermaid.
MC : I hope it can be shared with people who love it around the world.
MC : 6 months for design phase.
MC : It is commissioned solely to me.
MC : This design is custom-made to this particular client.
MC : I design this particular type of work because the client has unique taste and she trusted me that I can deliver what she asks for. And most of all, this design language is something I have not try before.
MC : This design is custom-made to this particular client.
MC : Usually, design tends to add and accumulate ornament, this design elevates ornament as spatial inspiration.
MC : The name of this residential interior design, The Mermaid, is inspired directly by the owner’s collection, and it is also the spatial inspiration of the design.
MC : Pen and sketchbook.
MC : I try to be simple and clear.
MC : Simple and clear.
MC : We spend a lot of time testing and selecting the right materials and approach to achieve the mermaid-inspired palette and atmosphere. The color palette is seemingly monochrome, but it is actually filled with a hint of vivid colors. The atmosphere is seemingly light and airy, but the space is actually formed by a series of heavy masses and rigid geometry.
MC : This is my first time designing space with ornament and classical language. I learn a great deal of how to use ornament not merely as decorative object, but elevate it to be the space-driven concept.
