SENG CHI AO portfolio
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Seng-Chi Ao Interior Designer aosengchi@gmail.com
An experienced interior designer with 3+ years of experience in the design industry. Completed 14 commercial and residential interior projects in cooperation with site management. Proficient in AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Adobe Suite. Boasts excellent communication and listening skills.
WORK EXPERIENCE 2018.06present
Interior Designer J+D Design Lab, Taipei, Taiwan • Designed a full set of drawings and coordinated the construction of six residential projects. • Supervised projects with a combined revenue of over NTD $30 million (USD $1 million). • Coordinated communication between 20 different teams of contractors. • Ensured projects 100% completed on schedule with a 20-25% profit.
2017.032018.05
Interior Designer M.Interior Design, Taipei, Taiwan • Utilized AutoCAD and V-ray programs to develop a concept for four retail designs. • Created high-quality designs efficiently in a fast-paced environment. • Managed CHANEL shop window sites in Dalian, Shenyang, and Chengdu, China for 7 days.
2016.092016.12
Designer archicake design, Taipei, Taiwan • Handled two exhibition design projects from concept to completion. • Cooperated with international designers and clients to complete projects. • Built an exhibition in one week in Songshan cultural park, one of the significant site in Taipei.
2014.012014.04
Jury assistance contract Red Dot Design Award, Essen, Germany • Assisted the jury and managed products from different countries. • Worked with German staff in the Red dot Museum Office in Essen.
EDUCATION 2017 2014 2012
Master in Industrial Design, Shih Chien University Exchange student in Leisure department, Design Academy Eindhoven Bachelor in Material Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University
STRENGTHS
LANGUAGES & SKILLS
Site Management Managed 10+ sites with contractors over the last three years.
Cantonese
Mandarin
English
Autocad Vray
Sketchup Revit
Adobe Suite MS Office
Negotiation Negotiated better deals for projects, saving 10-15% on labor and materials.
Teamwork Time Management Listening Multitasking
• Permanent Resident Status - Macau, Hong Kong, and Portugal (EU).
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S PA C E retail & commercial design
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Finara, 60m2
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Plain People, 90m2
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BROOKS BROTHERS
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CHANEL shop window
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Du Rhône Chocolatier, 5m2
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Sabon, 33m2
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Evergreen Swimming Pool
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NTU Press, 60m2
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residential design
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Dongmen, 100m2
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Sansia, 123m2
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Xinpu, 73m2
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Kaohsiung, 180m2
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FINARA Category living style store
Location Taipei City, Taiwan
Size (sqm) 60m2
Execution Space planning 3D design & rendering Construction drawings Site management
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1. The original store lacks storage space with a wide range of goods, so the focus of this case is how to achieve balance in storag
display. The painted glass cabinet on the counter side is a display with handmade crystal cups. 2. The original ceiling beam emb
with mirrors, which has the effect of enlarging the space; the cabinet with laminated marble plywood display unique products, a
chandeliers present great texture. 3. The store sells a large number of carpets, and large sliding doors are designed to hang larg
to achieve visual effects of display and storefronts for customers to purchase. 4&5. Hangers designed for small rugs used for disp
storefront located in the busy area in Taipei City. Many vehicles are passing by the roadside. The shop windows with lighting and rain cover have become important indicators of the brand’s visual communication.
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PLAIN PEOPLE Category boutique concept store
Location Taipei City, Taiwan
Size (sqm) 90m2
Execution Concept development Space planning 3D design & rendering Construction drawings
Terrazzo & Cement finished flooring
5+5 Agglutination glass & Titanium-coated champagne gold board
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1. The whole room matched with terrazzo of different colors, showing a lively and young brand image. The shaped wall behind the counter combined with the hidden door leads to the storage warehouse.2. Indirect lighting on the two sides is used to create atmosphere, shop’s display props are mainly made of glued glass and champagne gold iron hangers. 3. The whole floordivided into large and small millstones, and the other items are processed with rounded corners to achieve a consistent design vocabulary.
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BROOKS BROTHERS Category boutique
Location Kaohsiung,Taiwan
Size (sqm) 100m2
Execution Site management
The classic American decor shows the brand’s 200th anniversary. The beautiful space perfectly showcases the brand’s latest collection, matching the light gray lacquered surface of the color scheme with dark blue and gold shelves. The decorative cabinets and display stands are also made of brushed brass. The floor is inlaid with a herringbone pattern in grey oak, matched with black and white decorative carpets, creating a luxurious and airy atmosphere.
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du rhĂ´ne chocolatier Category pop-up store
Location Taipei City, Taiwan
Material black carpet, marble sticker, wood laminated board, metal paint
Size (sqm) 5m2
Execution Space planning 3D design & rendering Construction drawings Site management
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1. This project aims to incorporate the functions required by the pop-up store in a limited space: including sales counters, chocolate refrigerators, brand logos, key product display cabinets, and essential storage functions. 2. The LOGO based on the primary color of the brand’s visual color and the storage cabinet is connected below. 3. The carpet used on the floor, and the four sides treated with edge strips.
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CHANEL Category shop window
Location Shenyang, China
Size (sqm) 300m2
Visited three cities in China: Dalian, Shenyang and Chengdu to manage more than 10 construction workers for on-site supervision. Demolition to completion must be completed within one night.
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Execution Site management
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Sabon Category aroma store
Location Nanzi Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taipei City, Taiwan
Size (sqm) 33m2
Execution Space planning Construction drawings Site management
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This project consistently sets the brand’s unique design style, with natural and warm oak as the design tone, from light brown to dark gray, applied to wooden walls, partitions, display stands, and entrances. The window, combined with dazzling antique ceiling chandelier, presents an elegant and classic European aristocratic style, making it as if it were in a foreign country. The stone well and low-tone luxury furniture, accompanied by a variety of natural and fresh aromas, allow customers to experience a variety of body care and home aromatherapy products in a relaxed and happy mood.
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Evergreen pool Category swimming pool
Location Evergreen Wenyuan Hotel Chiayi, Taiwan
Size (sqm) 150m2
Execution Concept Development Space planning 3D design & rendering
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This project is design planning for the hotel construction manufacturer. The swimming pool designed without boundaries so that swimmers can enjoy outdoor beauty. Gradient mosaic laid on the bottom of the pool, and the lighting at the bottom creates an atmosphere of relaxation at night. The children’s pool designed in a semi-circular shape and a reinforced glass guardrail is specially set on the edge to increase safety protection. A slender black handle is set on the right staircase for protection and descends to the shower area. The floor of the lounge area paved with wooden pallets, with soft furnishings and plants to provide enjoyment.
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NTU PRESS Category book fair exhibition
Location Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan
Size (sqm) 60m2
Execution Concept Development Space planning 3D drawing & rendering
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In this project, white was used as the main visual color, and angle steel was used as the main bookcase material. It can be disassembled and reused at the end of the exhibition. The angle steel structure of the bookcase extends upwards to become the main structure of the exhibition space. The surrounding area is treated with a stretcher and matched with a large slogan output to achieve an attractive effect. There is a lecture area behind the exhibition hall for academic speakers and audiences.
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RESIDENCE K Category residence with couples
Location Dongmen, Taipei City
Size (sqm) 100m2
Execution Space planning 3D design Construction drawings Site management Budget
Due to the weak moving line of the bathroom in the original layout, the master & guest baths and bedroom compartments were all removed and reconfigured. The new layout maintains two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and the living room is divided into a reading book next to the floor-to-ceiling windows so that the owners have enough light to read. The kitchen location has not changed much, and the equipment has wholly updated.
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1. Living room: The tall bookcase plus the track slide is like the intellectual atmosphere of being in a book space; the ladder can make full use of the storage space above the cabinet and way to create a harmonious and balanced style. 2. Kitchen: Using tiles to divide the living room and kitchen and island cabinets use tongue and groove boards with wooden dining tables to create a relaxing dining environment. 3. Entry: floor uses bold orange-red retro bricks with small bricks of the same one. Ceiling beams made with veneer and the TV wall is partially decorated with cultural stones, adding an intense rural atmosphere to the home.
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4 4. The original plan: main and guest bathrooms had inferior moving lines. It was decided to eliminate the partition and redefine the space use. 5. Master bathroom: Half-height walls and gray marble edges separate the wet and dry areas. The walls divided by the same-color stone edge strips for paint and wall tiles. The bathroom cabinets made of refreshing blue-green and floor retro tiles. 6&7. Master Bedroom: The back wall designed with a tongue-and-groove styling, combined with an earth-colored wall; the bar table at the window with the pendants create a quiet reading atmosphere. There is another compartment at the back of the bed to create an open dressing space, with a full-length mirror for the owners to choose clothes.
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8. Guest Bathroom: The male owner prefers the modern style. The guest bath is mainly grayscale, with light gray marble wall bricks to build a thick texture. The bath cabinet matched with dark green spray paint and dolomite. 9&10. Guest Bedroom: The left column on the bedside is covered with modeling siding to form a harmonious symmetrical balance with the right cabinet. The bedrooms are well-lit, with white Norman Shutter for a natural, refined, and elegant atmosphere. The high closet is equipped with a metal clothes rail to pull up the indoor space. The door of the whole room is covered with veneer to create a warm and rustic atmosphere.
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RESIDENCE C
Category residence with couple
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Location Sansia, New Taipei City
Size (sqm) 123m2
Execution Space planning 3D design Construction drawings Site management Budget
The original room layout has not changed much. The position of the balcony door has been changed to make the kitchen larger. A large American arch connects the kitchen and living room. Public spaces make the space more warm with different levels of green.
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5 2. Living room: open cabinet back wall with different colors. 3. Entry: The upper panel of cabinets use molding to shape the beam, and louvered door panel adds American tones of the space. 4. Kitchen: uses a black integrated funnel exhaust hood with dark green door panels to highlight the owner’s personality. 5&6. Guest room: Use plywood and line boards to cut off the two colors of the ceiling wall, making the space more layered and three-dimensional. Before the guest room becomes a kid’s room, it is planned to use as a leisure room. The double-opening door can be pushed to the end and merged with the living room to achieve the effect of open space.
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7&8. Guest’s bathroom: The owner prefers “white” as the design elements of both the wet and dry areas, with white matte tiles, and the matte mosaic divides the boundary between paint and tiles. Bathing supplies placed in the recessed wall of the wet area and the shower door towel rack can be used as a door handle 9. Parent’s room: Norman Shutter is planned to add an intense American style, and at the same time have privacy and daylighting. The whole room paint made of Dulux latex paint, which has the characteristics of crack resistance, antibacterial, and stain resistance.
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10. Master bathroom: Using dark blue cabinets with Carrara white marble countertops to set the tone with black and white hexagonal mosaic floor to exude a sense of atmosphere. An embedded metal box placed in a wet area for bath products. 11&12. Master bedroom: dressing tables with circa wall lamps and mirrors for female homeowners. The bedroom uses sliding door wardrobes, high cabinets, and hide cabinets to allow the owner to have enough storage space for clothes. The whole space uses warm, light wall colors, and wooden floors to create a cozy and relaxing environment.
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HARDWARE & LIGHTING 五金
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櫃體小取手
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RESIDENCE L Category residence with couples
Location Xinpu, New Taipei City
Size (sqm) 73m2
Execution Space planning 3D design Construction drawings Site management Budget
The site is newly built, so there are not many changes in the partition wall. Kitchenware and bathroom equipment has entirely remained. The original condition of the house was a three-bedroom layout. After discussion, it was decided to eliminate one room and expand the public domain space of the living room. The other room prepared for parents.
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2&5. Living room: Wooden floor is correlated to the entrance to increase the sense of space, industrial-style chandeliers above the table create a bar atmosphere where owners like to drink beer. 3. Entry: The detachable blackboard is designed to hide the electrical control panel. 4. kitchen: color is repainted with a consistent style, and add electrical cabinets to expand the use of the kitchen.
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6. Living room: The black bookcase with a ladder has both American style and functional convenience. The sid matched with gray tone in the public area.7. Master bedroom: The TV wall separates the dressing room and th grill windows to provide transparency and privacy. 8. Dining area: Owners usually use laptops to work there. visual focus, and antique black marble is used for the countertop to increase the rough feeling. 10.Dressing ro aisle space, and the drawer uses glass taps for easy access.Sliding mirror designed at the end of the wardrobe for 11. Original layout plan.
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RESIDENCE C Category residence
Location Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Size (sqm) 180m2
Execution Space planning 3D design Construction drawings Site management (ongoing) Budget
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The current layout is three bedrooms, and the room size is suitable for owner use. Part of the wall has been removed to make the kitchen bigger. Floor-to-ceiling windows use imported wood shutters to create a warm interior.
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5 2. Living room: The ceiling uses a nine-square grid to increase the three-dimensional sense of space, and the living room kitchen divided by blue arches. 3. Entry: The sliding door to the porch leads to the storage room. 4. Living room: The white marble fireplace at the bookcase becomes the focus of the entire living room. 5. TV wall: The grey wall color on the entire surface of the TV wall has a simple frame shape. 6. Kitchen: With a high extension space height, the overall use of grass green with wall stone herringbone spells adds elegance.
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7. Walk-in closet: The dressing room’s open cabinet equipped with clothes, rails, drawers. For different storage; 8. The dressing room planned for dressing tables and open shelves for storage. 9. Master bedroom: It has a large area of Norman Shutter to add American style, wall color with grey-blue is easy to blend into various styles.
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10. The children’s room: uses burgundy as the basic tone, and the wall line board divided into two shades. The two high bookcases are decorated with black picture lamps to add American style. 11. Corridor: The master bedroom uses a double-opening door design that blends into the characteristic styles of European and American life scenes. 12. Playroom: The double-folding door in the game room is embedded to open up space and make life more fun.
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VISUAL GRAPHIC & PH
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Banana Peels Project
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Fair Bag Design Proposal
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Magnum Photographers
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The Footprint
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Morocoo Cermics Series
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Banana peels Project Catagory
Book
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Brief
This project is about leftover. Where we live can be everything. There are millions of production cycles and structures, logistic paths, etc. If you follow these, traces and leftovers of the consumer industry can easily be found. In production, it’s often just a fraction of the matter used that will end up being the final product. And after consumption, what happens to it? I research beginning to end, mapping out eachstep.The most important part is how to translate this information into graphic and make it easy to understand. I found toy objects as a tool to help me to tell the story. Combine with photography and different colours, and I made this banana peels book as follows. Chapter of the book: - Banana production - Leftovers - Daily knowledge of banana - Ways of using the peels / / Project in Leisure department, Design Academy Eindhoven
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Fair Bag Design Catagory
Canvas Bag
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2015
Brief
“Guangdong and Macao Branded Products Fair� is a carnival form fair, a collection of trade, culture, shopping, leisure and entertainment in one of a plurality of elements. Guangdong and Macao exhibition hall is divided into two parts exhibition and sale of a wide range of products, including daily necessities, food, electronics products and handicrafts, and so on. The design concept for the fair shopping bag is that I use the fair products (food,cooking utensils,daily necessities) as the element and make it in a funny way to coordinate with the carnival form fair.
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30cm X 31 cm X 9 cm
Material
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Magnum Photographers Catagory
Infographic poster
Year
2014
Brief
Integration of the profile info from Magnum. There are so many talented photographers in the world, but not all of them become well-known and have enough exposure to their work in society. Like some of them pass away early because of the war. That makes me create a graph to show the information about the members in the Magnum community, also the period they contribute to the community. - The period they contribute to Magnum photos - Nationality - Personal profile “Magnum is community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on and a desire to transcribe it visually.� - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Wikipedia and Magnum photo
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Published in Ox Magazine (Macao), 2012 .
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The Footprint Catagory
Installation Art
Year
2012
Brief
Footprints in the city , Belonging or not belonging, Ordered or Random, All of them are showed underfoot .
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70cm X 50 cm X 3 cm
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Concrete , shoes
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Handmade
Other Activities
2012 Exhibitors - Free Individual Travel... How Much Free? _OXwarehouse Art space (Macao) 69
Morocoo Ceremics Series Morocco is renown for its pottery and ceramics, covered with complex geometric, arabesque and beautiful, vibrant patterns. Lots of shops are selling ceramic in the souk. They all have beautiful colours and pattern but what impressed me the most is the style and sharp colour that people were dressing in the street. The colour impact of their clothes inspired me to do this photography project : Making a photograph series of people holding a Morocco ceramics on their hand to show their respect to their craftwork and also the colour contrast between the pure white ceramics and their dressing.
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THAN
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Chi Ao
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