City Home Decoration 2 (CD-ROM)

Author: Hong Haixin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The process of design is also the process of perceiving life. What is generally referred to as "insight" is the laws of natural material composition and the transformation of various forms, also known as "universal truth." In the practice of exploring the diverse relationships between people and living spaces in urban environments, designers, guided by "commonality," continuously delve into the fundamental layers of urban structures, challenging the simplicity and exclusivity of the smallest living units. Private spaces are dissolving in modern cities, traditional family models are evolving, and workspaces within living environments are on the rise, subtly changing our design thinking. The living unit "Jia," escaping the city's hustle and bustle, is everyone's inner sanctuary—a place that is authentic, comfortable, and free. Therefore, in home decoration, we discard the pretense of sophistication and the ostentatious display of so-called high-quality life by accumulating gold and silver. Instead, we emphasize respecting nature and recreating the essence of life, such as: making rational use of space, focusing on air circulation and the penetration of sunlight. How to reflect respect for nature and the lifestyle of the inhabitants in a small space is the high-level ideal of living unit design. The, the revival of ancient elegance, the interpretation of modernity, and the leisurely countryside—all are the crystallization of the convergence of designers' and inhabitants' thinking. However, for a long time, excessive specialization in social division has led people to adopt a simple vertical way of thinking, which inevitably hinders the establishment of environmental awareness in designers' minds, causing design to devolve into superficial and vulgar clichés.