Argyle (for Maeli Market)
2020
Argyle
This was a special passion project for Suulin Architects to design a space that would represent Taiwan and its unique island culture. They highlighted the natural topography and landscape of Taiwan in the shop, which is central to its food and identity. This is reflected in the natural materials chosen for the design, and also in the forms and colors incorporated into the millwork. They worked with Taiwanese artist Cheng Tsung FENG to create a group of bamboo weaving installations hanging over the various marketplace within the shop. Those shapes are inspired by the application of the traditional bamboo sieve weaving process to express the 3d diamond-like shape of the pineapple. A full commercial kitchen open to view is a centerpiece of the shop taking the unusual form of the Taiwan island itself and creating a dynamic market experience around it.
2020｜Maeli Market｜Toronto｜Canada
空間設計｜Suulin Architects
artist｜Cheng Tsung FENG
project design｜Chan Wei HSU
production｜Chucai Artifacts
photography｜Scott Norsworthy
2020
一片菱格
加拿大多倫多有一間Maeli Market（美麗超市），老闆Alice是定居加拿大的台灣移民家庭，店內販售的全都是從台灣進口的食品和生活用品，也經常從台灣尋找各地的日常選品帶到店裡，空間中採用許多從台灣運過去的材料，如磁磚、石材與陳列道具等等，廚房還有廚師每天現做各種因應當地口味喜好調整變化的台式便當。
擔綱空間設計的當地事務所Suulin Architects以台灣群島地形為概念來規劃這家店，中央是一座座可移動的不規則島形櫃體，能依陳列與活動需求自由移動位置，他們邀請台灣藝術家范承宗為店內的天花創作一片簍空的竹編裝置，一塊塊菱形立體模組單元來自傳統竹籃的編織工藝。
Maeli Market裝滿著Alice一家人對台灣製造的喜愛，與他們對台灣口味的思念。
2020｜Maeli Market｜多倫多｜加拿大
空間設計｜Suulin Architects
藝術家｜范承宗
專案設計｜許展維
專案製作｜竹采藝品
攝影｜Scott Norsworthy