12 Degrees Cuncepimentu d'Internu Residenziale by Po Chuan Kao

12 Degrees Cuncepimentu d'Internu Residenziale by Po Chuan Kao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award di Ferru in Disignu d'Interiori Competition Category.

FerruInteriori· 2026

12 Degrees Cuncepimentu d'Internu Residenziale

by Po Chuan Kao

Client: ACG Design International

A' Design Award di Ferru Winner in Interiori Category

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The Design

About 12 Degrees Cuncepimentu d'Internu Residenziale

12 Degrees hè un cuncepimentu d'internu residenziale per un appartamentu di trè camere situatu à un pianu mediu-altu. I piani di u sulaghju s'alzanu in duie direzzione è s'intersecanu, piattendu e trave è guidendu a luce di u ghjornu più in fondu à l'internu. E superficie inclinate sò poste trà 6 è 12 gradi. U muru di a televisione s'inclina in allineamentu è porta un mutivu di caminu chì rinforza a paletta fresca cù calore. Una dispusizione in forma d'isula definisce e zone di u soghjornu è di u manghjà mantenendu a circulazione aperta. I mobuli in petra ingegnerizata è vetru timpratu cumbinanu a solidità cù a trasparenza.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Ferru

12 Degrees Cuncepimentu d'Internu Residenziale hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru, una ricunniscenza prestigiosa attribuita à i boni disegni chì rispondenu à i requisiti prufessiunali è industriali aspettati da creazioni ben cuncipite. I vincitori di Ferru dimustranu una grande abilità, una alta specializazione, una cumpresa esperta è a capacità creativa di i so creatori. Si aspetta chì 12 Degrees Cuncepimentu d'Internu Residenziale sia una creazione assai apprezzata, ammirata è cara chì hè pratica è innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru integra e migliori pratiche di u settore è hà caratteristiche tecniche cumpetenti ligate à u sapè fà è à u talentu. 12 Degrees Cuncepimentu d'Internu Residenziale hè rispettatu per a so meticulosità è hè cuncipitu per furnisce miglioramenti di a qualità di a vita chì aiutanu à fà di u mondu un locu megliu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: '12 Degrees' features dual-directional ascending ceiling planes that intersect, concealing beams while directing daylight deeper into the space. The TV wall tilts in alignment, integrating a fireplace motif that warms the cool palette. The social area uses a dual-division 'island' layout, defining living and dining zones while preserving negative space. Engineered stone and tempered glass furnishings combine solidity with transparency, enhancing visual flow and spatial flexibility.
Dimensions & Packaging: The residence retains its original three-bedroom layout, with adjustments refining the master bedroom and dressing room for improved flow. Boundaries between social and private areas remain clear, and two guest rooms accommodate visitors. Subtle elevation changes and ceiling integration expand the horizontal scale of the social area, enhancing visual depth and supporting larger gatherings without altering the overall room count.
Tags: Sloped Planes, Angles, Open Plan, Island-Like Circulation, Modern Design, Eco-Friendly Materials
Production Technology: The social area is composed of silver-gray and soft white tones. Imported special paints, Italian tiles, and metal panels layer subtle gradations. Large floor tiles reduce joint lines, reinforcing spatial purity. In private area, the color palette shifts to deep graphite black. Low- saturation coatings envelop the master bedroom and dressing room, forming strong contrast. Light acts as a colorist-cool by day, warm at night.
Design Challenge: The challenge lay in enlarging the perceived scale of the social area without altering the layout, while integrating complex existing beams and ductwork. The sloped planes required precise control within 6 to 12 degrees, dynamic yet balanced. Even slight deviation would alter spatial perception. Repeated calibration at the junctions between ceiling and elevations ensured alignment between visual focus and lighting placement. Each adjustment sought equilibrium between order and tension.
Research: '12 Degrees' transforms angled ceilings into spatial syntax, guiding sightlines from social to private areas while integrating beams and ductwork. Dual-sided daylight and city views enhance openness. An island-like layout positions the sofa, kitchen island, and table as independent yet responsive elements. White sloped planes draw light inward, creating the sensation of moving aboard a vessel. Night lighting and fireplace glow trace contours, blending black and white rhythms.
Inspiration: Located on a mid-to-high floor with expansive views and abundant daylight, the residence sought transformation without overturning the existing layout. Titled '12 Degrees,' the project introduces slanted planes ranging from 6 to 12 degrees as visual catalysts within the space. The angle becomes more than a physical inclination; it represents a shift in perspective. When one is willing to tilt away from the established horizontal line, light and possibility begin to flow.
Project Duration: The project finished in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The owner's most immediate impression is a sense of freedom. In the social area, the long table becomes the center of gatherings, seating easily adjusted while circulation remains unobstructed. In the private area, expansive sloped surfaces and floor-to-ceiling windows create a calm backdrop, with sightlines shifting alongside natural light. The space accommodates both lively social moments and quiet contemplation, like a flexible stage where daily rhythms adapt to the angle of inclination.
Team Members: Po Chuan Kao
Image Credits: ACG Design International