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The Sun House Malungtarong Balay by Po Wen Cheng

The Sun House Malungtarong Balay by Po Wen Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award nga Bulawan in Malungtaron nga Produkto, Proyekto ug Berdeng Disenyo Competition Category.


BulawanMalungtaron nga Produkto· 2022

The Sun House Malungtarong Balay

by Po Wen Cheng

Client: SunEdge PV Technology Co., Ltd

A' Design Award nga Bulawan Winner in Malungtaron nga Produkto Category

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The Design

About The Sun House Malungtarong Balay

Ang Sun House usa ka malungtarong tinukod nga gidisenyo aron makamugna ug magamit pag-usab ang enerhiya diha mismo sa lugar. Ang atop ug ang mga bungbong sa gawas hinimo gikan sa mga solar panel nga adunay kinatibuk-ang kapasidad nga 65.57 kW. Ang sulod kasagarang hinimo gikan sa gi-recycle nga kahoy nga cypress, nga giporma pag-usab ngadto sa mga kisame, salog, muwebles ug mga partisyon. Ang usa ka heat pump nga sistema nagpalibot sa kainit aron makontrolar ang temperatura, ug ang natigom nga tubig sa ulan gitipigan sa usa ka napulo ka toneladang tangke alang sa pagpatubig sa tanaman. Ang tinukod naghatag og 440 metros kwadrados nga luna sa sulod ug nagtinguha nga mahimong makabuhi sa kaugalingon.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Bulawan

The Sun House Malungtarong Balay usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Bulawan, usa ka hilabihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa unang-klase, katingalahan, ug bantogan nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Bulawan labihan ka bag-o, daghan og panan-aw, ug nagsidlak nga mga paglalang nga nagpakita sa henyo, kinaadman, ug kahanas sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang The Sun House Malungtarong Balay mahimong labing gidayeg, nagtakda og uso, ug monumental nga imbento nga naghatag og bili nga wala pa makita. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Bulawan usa ka makapahingangha ug gitahod nga proyekto nga labihan ka mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. The Sun House Malungtarong Balay nagmugna og kusog nga mga pagbati sa kaibog, nagpukaw og kahinam, nagdasig sa pagkamamugnaon, ug nagbihag kanato.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
An organic architecture that combines technology, design and human-centered. With roof and exterior walls made of solar panels, the interior are mostly recycled cypress timbers. Mixing various of energy circulation systems with cutting edge equipment, the design put energy storage and circulation into practice, leveraging this sustainable house to be self sufficient.
Dimensions & Packaging
The total area of this project including the outdoor garden is 4,496 square meters, and the building has 440 square meters of indoor space. The rooftop solar panels are 60 cell modules, with a total capacity of 65.57kW.
Tags
Sustainable, Solar technology, Rain collection system, Recycled building materials, technology house
Production Technology
In keeping with the concept of recycling, up to 90% recycled materials are used in the interior. Equipped with a Heat Pump system to circulate heat to regulate the temperature. The outdoor water collection area is designed to collect rainwater resources and store the rainwater in a 10 ton water storage tank, which can water up to 250 square meters of the garden turf.
Design Challenge
In keeping with the concept of recycling, up to 90% of the interior materials were made from recycled cypress timber, which the owner spent four years collecting. The design team recreated different sizes of discarded timber into ceilings, flooring, furniture, partitions and wall decorations, giving each recycled piece a new value in this space.
Research
Considering that the case is located in the northern hemisphere, the design team wrapped the south side and roof with 25% light transmitting photovoltaic panels to provide sufficient indoor lighting, and the roof directly above with only 9% light-transmitting photovoltaic panels to shade and reflect sunlight. The overall configuration of the house can reduce the solar radiation heat by 40% and make the indoor temperature 3 degrees cooler than normal houses.
Inspiration
Nature is the fundamental and inspirational source of organic architecture. The concept of regeneration is used throughout the project, with self generated energy and various energy circulation systems to build a comfortable living space.
Project Duration
The project started in January 2015 in Chiayi County, Taiwan. Finished in February 2020 in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Operation Flow
In order to create a sustainable building that is symbiotic with the environment, the design team has integrated technology into the design, together with an energy reuse system, using solar photovoltaics, systematic energy monitoring equipment, water recycling systems and heat collection design to maximize the efficiency of all energy sources, so that the building can regulate the environment, store electricity and recycle energy.
Team Members
Design Director : Po Weng, Chen
Design Director : Chun Hsiung, Tu
Image Credits
Image #1: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.
Image #2: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.
Image #3: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.
Image #4: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.
Image #5: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography, The Sun House, 2020.

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