SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
PSID exhibit shows fresh vision of interior design students
In any given space, regardless of size, shape, and location, is the opportunity for innovation, creativity, and conception of design solutions.
This is what the latest batch of graduating students from the Philippine School of Interior Design (PSID) wants to show in their exhibit called “Hugis ATBP.” or “Homes Using Geometrically-Inspired Spaces for Alternative Types of Built Places.”
A month-long exhibit on the fifth floor of Greenfield Tower in Mandaluyong, it features 12 sustainable home spaces no larger than 30 square meters in three habitat styles and galleries: urban living in Parisukat at Parihaba, suburban living in Bilog at Biluhaba, and resort living in Tatsulok.
This marks the 40th year PSID has been mounting a showcase of their graduates’ ability to go beyond the limits of traditional spaces in a day and age of evolving residential needs.
“We don’t usually see homes that are round, circular, or triangular, but this year, we would like to present to you that these are not only possible, but beautiful and functional as well,” says Victor Ruel Pambid,
PSID vice president for academic affairs. “In congested cities, we prove that more than the size of the space, practical and inspired designs prevail to be of utmost importance in giving Filipinos the quality of life we all deserve.”
Check the exhibit for design inspiration.
Bilog at Biluhaba
Designers reimagine the free-flowing lifestyle in the suburbs with softer and smoother curves at the Bilog and Biluhaba gallery. Its compact, contoured, and cohesive designs emphasize the quiet life away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Cara Beltran and Lawrence Medina’s “Balay Habi: A Modern Treehouse” manages to squeeze in every space a home will ever need with just 21 square meters of oblong-shaped space to use. It takes inspiration from the airiness of treehouses, creating a well-lit, one-with-nature atmosphere. Pops of color stand out against its warm and woodsy interior, while windows are in strategic places to maximize the natural sunlight. “Shelter,” a concept of all-girl design team
Abigael Arazo, Ysabel Castro, Monic Cua, and Katherine Lee, takes the shape of a shell of a Nautilus, a type of mollusk, and reimagines it into a suburban home.
More public spaces like the kitchen and living area are at the outer part of the shell. It eventually coils into the most private spaces of the home, the bathroom and the bedroom.
This space is in varying shades of blue and brown, too, while borrowing a number of natural elements often found in the beach, such as woven mats, coconut shells, and capiz.