Heart By Tree Villa House by Summer Chang Hin Cheong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.
BronzeArchitecture· 2020
Heart By Tree Villa House
Client: Mizzu Design Studio PLT
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category
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About Heart By Tree Villa House
Heart by Tree is a villa house located in Gunung Pulai, Malaysia. The villa is formed by four building blocks arranged around a central courtyard. Lawn and willow plants cover the bedroom roofs and improve heat insulation. Two tall ancestral trees were transplanted onto the site as a token of gratitude to the owner. Zinc and fiber form the chassis of the lawn roof, suited to the hot climate. Ceramic tiles, granite and glass discarded by factories were reused in the decoration. The layout follows the traditional courtyard house concept.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Heart By Tree Villa House is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Heart By Tree Villa House is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Heart By Tree Villa House splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The main principle is environmental protection. The idea is to combine the villa with nature. Inspiration comes from Chinese history and culture.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
When designing this villa, I was very concerned about the happy situation of the owner getting along with his family. I want this villa to be their pride and memory.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
I'll make it into a documentary.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The villa is formed by four blocks of building, surrounding a courtyard. The designer uses lawn or meadow, and willow plant as the roof for the bedrooms, which allows better heat insulation. Apart from these two plant types, the designer also transplanted two iconic tall ancestral trees that signifies and serves as a token of gratitude to the owner’s great contribution to the society.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Build up 10000 square feet
- Tags
- Heart , Tree , Gunung Pulai , Lawn roof , Secret garden, Siheyuan
- Production Technology
- We complete the Heart by Tree to minimize construction costs and protect the environment. Due to the hot climate in Malaysia, we use zinc and fiber as the chassis of the lawn roof. In the decoration section, we look for some materials that have been abandoned by the factory, such as ceramic tiles, granite and glass.
- Design Challenge
- The villa was built on a hill and it rained heavily during the construction, it took three tries for the 5-tonne old tree to be successfully transplanted.
- Research
- We hope to build a leisure villa house that is unique in Malaysia.
- Inspiration
- The villa is built for summer weather throughout the year, situated in the humidity of a tropical forest. And hence, the designer is hopeful that the use of plants and ponds will bring in a harmonious blend of temperature, in and around the villa, to substantiate the serenity amidst the hustle and bustle. The layout and design of the villa also provides protection against the wildlife intrusion into the compound. The inception of the villa concept and its design, begins from the courtyard house concept, a unique Chinese architecture characteristic dated back two thousand years ago. The inspiration of the design is the modernization and innovation of traditional Chinese culture, and ultimately to create a cosy environment that brings families together.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2019 in Gunung Pulai and will finish in July 2020.
- Operation Flow
- From design to build.
- Patents
- no
- Team Members
- Creative Director: Summer Chang
Design Assistant: Jay Ng Kian Cong - Image Credits
- Image #1: Creator Summer Chang Hin Cheong, Heart by Tree, 2019
Image #2: Creator Summer Chang Hin Cheong, Entrance of Heart by Tree, 2019
Image #3: Creator Summer Chang Hin Cheong, Ponds of Heart by Tree, 2019
Image #4: Creator Summer Chang Hin Cheong, Grand Hall of Heart by Tree, 2019
Image #5: Creator Summer Chang Hin Cheong, Bedroom of Heart by Tree, 2019
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