December 1, 2016 by Johnny Chiu

OUT Scholarship 旅遊獎學金至今已送出80萬元與集結專業建築背景老師等教導，集合所有力量及資源，帶領台灣建築設計學生出國旅遊並帶回更多啟發性的旅遊分享演講會。

這次分享會特別邀請到柏成設計邱柏文、十彥建築林彥穎、大塊設計施佑霖為大家介紹，憑藉著建築專業設計背景與豐富異國的工作及旅遊經驗，帶領學生進行一對一深度Q&A講座，一起發掘學生在旅程中所獲得新知變成嘗試解惑的線索。

活動 | OUT Scholarship 第三場分享會
時間 | 2016.12.6 (二) 19:00-21:00
地點 | 台中東海大學: 建築系圖書館下
費用 | 免費入場 (現場備座位)

OUT Scholarship：
www.outscholarship.com

Interior Design's Best of Year Awards! JCA Live in NYC! / November 29, 2016 by Johnny Chiu

Congratulations JCA team on being chosen as a Finalist in the 2016 Best of Year Awards!

As a Finalist, we are going to the awards ceremony which celebrate in New York on 12/1!

Winners will be announced LIVE at the event. Please stay with us to see who will be "The BEST of year".

Paper Space in Taipei, Taiwan

JCA in London! Ravensbourne College / November 24, 2016 by Johnny Chiu

It's JCA's first time speaking in London, our honor to share our East West philosophy and tell them why Taiwan is the next World Design Country!

Can't wait to visit London again, it really brings a lot of fun with you guys!

London: JCA lecture event in Ravensbourne / November 21, 2016 by Johnny Chiu

Topic | Designing in Asia, designing in Taiwan, the philosophy of
East meets West
Speaker | J.C.Architecture founder - Johnny Chiu
Time | 23rd November at 6:30pm
Venue | Ravensbourne college in Room 804

Very looking forward to seeing London Ravensbourne college, and the lecture event sharing with their students.
All our friends from London, you are very welcome to join us on 11/23 at 6:30pm, get to know more about JCA exciting works, see the development of a project, how the progress that the team went through to get to the final design.

2016 INSIDE awards gala dinner in Berlin / November 17, 2016 by Johnny Chiu

At INSIDE 2016 heart is a global awards program, these three days, JCA go head-to-head before international super jury to present our H&M Taiwan Office project.

Super excited to join this gala dinner with many distinguished designers and editors from around the world!

H&M Taiwan Office

Awards record

American Architecture Prize, Workplaces, Silver
INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, Offices, Shortlist
Beijing Design Expo, Top 10 Innovative Design Figures of the Year

Announce JCA be the shortlist of WAF INSIDE 2016 awards! / November 16, 2016 by Johnny Chiu

Be the shortlist of WAF INSIDE 2016 awards, JCA is going to present to the world today!

We are really excited to announce that one of JCA work - H&M Taiwan Office being the shortlist for the 2016 INSIDE awards. The standards were excellent making judging even harder. Now, we are in Berlin, ready to share our thoughts to international juries and people comes from all different countries.

Wish all the best!

Presentation taking place in Arena Berlin this year.

Meet the star judges -Karim El Ishmawi, Founder of Kinzo Virginia  Lung, Director of One Plus PartnershipRobert  Backhouse, Managing Director of Hassell — Meet the star judges -
Karim El Ishmawi, Founder of Kinzo
Virginia Lung, Director of One Plus Partnership
Robert Backhouse, Managing Director of Hassell

H&M Taiwan Office

Paper Space is for change and evolution / October 4, 2016 by Johnny Chiu

" Paper, sure it's constantly and closely tied to our daily life. "

Paper undoubtedly performs multiple functions in our lives - from when we wake up and read the newspaper in the morning, for materials such as documents, books, paper moneyand even as toilet paper in the bathroom!

Paper Space is a place for change and evolution, where people feel comfortable but also are key attributes to the space. We imagined it as an art installation, given the lease was granted for only six months, something perhaps temporary, nonetheless imaginative and playful.

We want to create the space is not formed of floor, wall, and ceiling distinctly. There is a flow and continuity between materials and boundaries that efficiently transforms the space. As a result, paper became a simple tool that records the change of the space, giving people the opportunity to share with each other and creating the feeling of intimacy, also to leave memories as a collective whole. Once we challenge the traditional, it helps people be aware of the space and surroundings.

" It helps break habits and re-think what we do and who we are. "

As natural resources, paper is infinite, flexible, it seeps through the whole space.

" Review of past and recent developments in the dynamics, using paper is an ideal scheme to allow everyone to express, build, and adjust the environmental according to their mood. "

Project: Paper Space
Lead Designer: Johnny Chiu / Nora Wang / Maria Isabel Lima
Location: Taipei City, Taiwan
Function: Cafe Sapce
Built area: Indoor 315 m2 Outdoor 212 m2
Finish date: 2015
Photographer: Zachary C. Hone

Friday Design Meeting: When artistry and carpet meet together. / September 30, 2016 by Johnny Chiu

Including the 17th century soumak flatweave in golden metallic yarn, to a richly layered and highly complex pattern never seen before in modern flooring.

" The result was not just a weaving tour de force, but a design that evoked and captured that magical moment at dawn and twilight, when light first dances on water. "

While touching wild silk, we were so fascinated by the soft feeling, amazing painting, breathtaking watercolor – refined carpet in art – Mel who is the introducer of Fort Street Studio for today's Friday Design Meeting.

*Mel, the introducer of Fort Street Studio*

After a miraculous discovery of the source, we learned that the carpet set about to use it in a modern design that updates this luxurious quality fit for an Emperor.

*Johnny, Charles & Sera quiet enjoy feeling the samples touch*

Fort Street Studio always try to find the highest quality silk yarns, ensure careful color matching, and retraining weavers to read an entirely new type of pattern chart. Brad, the founder of Fort Street Studio, often says,

“It was like teaching Classical musician to play Jazz.”

We are so happy to have Mel visit JCA and we all true believed that something magical occurs when artistry and risk are allowed to commingle.

Find more about Fort Street Studio- http://fortstreetstudio.com