Home Solutions – January 2020

(Michael S) #1

The bedroomis one of the first spacesa child will get to know– it’swherethey’ll
learnwhatit meanstolistentomommyanddaddy,discoverconsequencestoactions,
anddreamuplife’smanyadventures.It’sa placeforrestasit is forplay,forlearningas
it is fordaydreaming.
Becausechildrengrowsoquickly,it’simportanttocreatea spacethatwillevolve
withtheirearlyyears.“Oneshouldplanfora longerperiodoftime,”saysJasonYung,
architectandfounderof JasonCarolineDesign,addingthata child’sspaceneednotlook
likea kindergarten.“Avoidturningthechild’sroomintoa brightandcolourfulplayground
withpaddedwallpanelsrightafteryouhavea newborn.”
Instead,create flexibilitybyinvestingin timelesspieces, and then slowly involve the
childrenwhenthey’reolder.AmritaKhanna,founderandprincipaldesignerat ZipCode
888,saysshe’s“increasinglycomingacrossteensandtweensrequestingroomsthey
can grow into while reflectingtheir youth –they don’t want rooms that seem childish.”
Theywon’tbechildlikeforlong,afterall.Untilthen,however,thisis theroomthey’ll
knowtobehome.Designit tobea fun,safehaven,andonedaythey’lllookbackonit
withfondnessaswellasgratitude–hopefully–for being a key part of their childhood.


睡房屬孩子最早接觸的地方之一,他們在那裡學習聽父母話,學會任何行為的後
果和想像將來的人生旅程。它是休息、玩樂、學習和做白日夢的地方。
小孩子長大得快,設計一個能在孩童期間陪伴成長的睡房至為重要。Jason Caroline
Design創辦人兼建築師Jason Yung說:「設計時應計劃得長遠些。」他補充說,孩子
的睡房毋須打造成幼稚園一樣。「孩子出生後,盡量不要把他的房間變成鋪滿牆墊的
繽紛遊樂場。」
家長應選購經典而可塑性高的家品以提高靈活性,然後隨著孩子長大慢慢讓他們
參與設計過程。Zip Code 888創辦人兼首席設計師Amrita Khanna說,她遇到「愈來愈
多年青人要求自己的房間要有青春感,同時亦能在他們長大後變得成熟,即是說房間
看起來不能幼稚。」
畢竟,小孩子的幼年期終歸有限,但在他們長大前,這將會是他們視為家的地方。
把空間設計成有趣和安全的處所,希望將來一天他們會懷著欣慰和感恩,回望這個在童
年擔當要角的天地。


A SAFE HAVEN

Fun, flexible, and enduring, the
children’s bedroom is their fort in the home

充滿玩味、可塑性高和耐用的兒童睡房是小孩


在家中的堡壘


children’s room

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