拾起生活片段，描繪美好日常

Pick up Fragments of Life then Describe Good Time

Q. 在非關設計的網站上提及：「家是生活的容器」。您如何讓設計回歸家的本質？不拘泥任何風格與您的作品畫上等號，請與我們分當中特質。

Q. On the RoyHong Design Studio website, it states: "A home is a vessel for life." How do you bring your designs back to the essence of home? Without adhering to a specific style, what unique characteristics define your work?

A. 非關設計主要以操作住宅項目為主，觸及的對象比較單一，居所通常能完整體現屋主的個性，我覺得這才是一個家，也是可以被重新定義的方向。不似往昔，現今的家庭成員較為精簡，設計師得以化作空間的算命師，精準掌握每位屋主的背景和生活細節，憑藉對設計美學與施工細節的精湛理解，先定調格局及動線後，再想像人在裡面走動及未來發展的可能性，這個空間才會有血有肉，而不僅是空殼。

A. RoyHong Design Studio primarily focuses on residential projects, which tend to be more singular in their nature. I believe that a home should fully reflect the personality of its owner—that’s what truly makes it a home, and this is also a direction that can be continually redefined. Unlike in the past, modern families are smaller, which allows designers to become more like interpreters of space, precisely capturing each homeowner’s background and lifestyle. With a deep understanding of design aesthetics and construction details, we first determine the layout and flow of the space, and then imagine how people will move within it and how the space may evolve over time. This is what gives a space its soul, rather than leaving it as a hollow shell.

我思考過，除了開放式層架收納、沒有電視牆，再來就是每個案子我們都會找尋屬於個案相應的海報，因為海報上的影像、文字、數字有點像對空間、時間的組構，這種類似非關特徵的元素之一，自然地融入個案生活與人產生共鳴 ; 其次是選材方面，我就相當喜歡嘗試材質運用，為住宅案帶入特殊材料，因不願和大眾市場一樣，也認為材料的角色沒那麼單一，使用不應拘泥於特定場域，例如： 2005 年開始，我就大量使用美耐板或水泥板，這些在當年用於住宅案算是罕見的材質，顛覆業主對材質的主觀定位。近年，甚至也嘗試運用美耐板的背面來取代鏽鐵板，透過時間推移使板材的紋理、特性發揮質地類似的效果，靈活大玩運用這些建材，無形成為非關設計獨有的識別特質。

I’ve thought about this often. Beyond using open shelving and avoiding TV walls, in every project we also seek out posters that resonate with the space. The images, words, and numbers on the posters help construct a connection between space and time, creating a subtle but powerful link to the inhabitants’ lives. Another element I enjoy experimenting with is material selection. For residential projects, I like to introduce unique materials that break away from mainstream choices. I don’t believe materials should be restricted to a specific purpose. For instance, back in 2005, I extensively used melamine boards and cement panels in residential projects, which were considered unconventional materials at the time. This challenged the way clients perceived these materials. In recent years, I’ve even experimented with using the reverse side of melamine boards as a substitute for rusted steel, allowing the texture and properties of the material to develop over time, achieving a similar aesthetic. Playing with materials in this way has organically become a signature trait of RoyHong Design Studio.